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Some items, including coffee - "the one thing that propels a sailor" - must be rationed.

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Later in his career, that notion held true for his performance as Our Man, a tormented sailor adrift at sea in “All is Lost.”

The sailor had worked as a bricklayer to fund his once-in-a-lifetime solo trip, which he hoped would take him to countries including Brazil.

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The Irish Naval Service has eight ships but can usually put just two to sea because of a shortage of sailors.

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The US military has moved to bolster its forces in the southern Caribbean, including through the deployment of additional naval vessels and thousands of marines and sailors to stem the flow of drugs.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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