crewman

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Kent frames his illustration of Daggoo, the African crewman, darting a sperm whale from directly behind the harpooner, depicting him in muscular silhouette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The humanity Stamp imbued in the tragic, stammering naval vessel crewman established Stamp as a talent to watch — with a Golden Globe Award for best male newcomer to prove it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

One Japanese naval crewman has died and seven others are missing after two helicopters crashed during a night-time drill in the Pacific Ocean.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2024

On Wednesday morning one crewman carried an umbrella up the gangway that the migrants unsteadily walked down last week, some of them met by stretchers and health workers with foil blankets.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

A squiggle of turbulence, or a crewman walking inside the fuselage, would tip the plane off its axis.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand