captain

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Centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes came off with a knee issue against Southampton on Saturday, while captain Martin Odegaard is building up his fitness after his own injury issues and was substituted after an hour.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Rick Shelford, the captain of the Aleutian Lady, announced in a social media post that Meadows died Feb. 25.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The LNG shipowner has repeatedly told the crew to cross the strait, the seafarer said, but the captain and other crew members have all refused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

On the 19th day that the oil tanker ASP Avana was stuck in the Persian Gulf, its 47-year-old captain, Rakesh Ranjan Singh, died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The captain looks me up and down one last time and nods.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri