mariners

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Rhys was born in Cardiff but his mum's family are from Fishguard, while he said he also came from "a long line of mariners".

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Zheng He, a 15th-century Chinese seafarer, visited the strait, and Marco Polo wrote about risk-taking mariners there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Then there’s a human cost: Thousands of mariners are stranded in the Middle East, with no possibility of relief.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Ships like the Supply are owned by the Navy but primarily operated by civilian mariners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

In the years that followed, the place became a well-known landmark for mariners.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye