deck hand

Example Sentences

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He works as a deck hand, helping to load coal onto river barges.

From The Wall Street Journal

A nine-year veteran deck hand for Washington State Ferries, she was a favorite of her colleagues for her smile and her kind demeanor.

From Seattle Times

Chuck Bundrant, 79, an epic figure in North Pacific fisheries who started his career as a deck hand on a crabber and went on to co-found Seattle-based Trident Seafoods, died Oct.

From Seattle Times

Chuck Bundrant, an epic figure in North Pacific fisheries who started his career as a deck hand on a crabber and went on to cofound Seattle-based Trident Seafoods, died Sunday at his Edmonds home.

From Seattle Times

But according to officials and lawmakers, the ship’s boatswain, identified only by his last name, Woo, was the main instigator, persuading another deck hand to join him in killing the captain, who had treated them cruelly, often beating their heads with a food tray.

From New York Times