mariner

Example Sentences

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For the Navy, which operates only a small number of cargo ships and relies on commercial carriers and mariners for most of its needs, the shortfall could be crippling.

From The Wall Street Journal

A recruiting drive and multimillion-dollar investments in on-the-job training are underway to reduce a long-term shortage of mariners, which as recently as this week canceled some San Juan Islands sailings.

From Seattle Times

But not before he and his three fellow mariners had escaped with essential supplies and cutting-edge communications gear.

From New York Times

Both he and Brateanu, 25, from Newcastle, England, have mariner survival training.

From Washington Post

“It’s very challenging for anybody to operate in those conditions. They were likely one of the very few mariners out there at sea.”

From Washington Post