seafarer

Example Sentences

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In one email sent to the ITF on March 18, a seafarer said the ship's operator was ignoring crews' requests to leave, arguing that there were no flights from Iraq and refusing alternative routes.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

"I used to be a seafarer, and I didn't want to carry on on ships, but to do something similar. I thought this would align pretty well with the skills that I've got."

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Note: The Maritime Administration stopped publishing seafarer data in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Popular images, such as the fearless adventurer, powerful fighter and skilled seafarer, have become familiar.

From Science Daily • Nov. 23, 2025

As Penelope already knew, Simon’s great-uncle Pudge was very old and had been a seafarer in his youth; now he lived in a home for old sailors in the city of Brighton, near the sea.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood