captain

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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

Only 10 of the 24-man squad were based in Eritrea and just three of those players, including team captain Ablelom Teklezghi, have now returned, sources in Asmara told BBC Tigrinya.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

One man who knows exactly what it takes to win with Celtic is former captain Scott Brown and he - perhaps unsurprisingly - is backing his former side to reel in both Rangers and Hearts.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In subsequent calls, Strickland told Boyd he had contacted the captain of criminal investigations to make sure “the right people” got to the crime scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“So you’ve brought us a lot of potatoes and flour,” Soviet General Anatoly Gribkov joked to the ship’s captain.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin