sailor
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The film depicted a sailor who was below deck, tasked with watching machines in an enclosed, lonely room while the war against the enemy raged outside.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
One sailor who reportedly jumped overboard is only 19 — practically still a kid.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
I delivered the words every deployed sailor and Marine longs to hear: “You have delivered a performance for the ages, and now you are going home.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In another case last week, a sailor jumped off the ship and spent about an hour in the water before he was rescued and medically evacuated from the Lincoln.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was better to die like a man; to die like a sailor in blue water no man can object.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Some 6,000 sailors and 500 ships have remained stuck in the Gulf since the beginning of the conflict, the IMO told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Another source of strain: In peacetime, the ports were used for rest and recuperation by sailors seeking a break from an aircraft carrier’s crammed quarters and exhausting routines.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
His role as a Navy photographer allowed him to visit crew throughout the ship, unlike most sailors who are confined to parts of the vessel where they work.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Families have reported food shortages, problems with drinking water, broken showers and laundry facilities and growing psychological strain among the roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Two sailors swing down into the ’tween deck, and there is the clanking of chains as they unlock Captain Smith’s irons.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
