seafarer

Example Sentences

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A 30-year-old Chinese seafarer on a vessel waiting to sail into the Persian Gulf describes, night and day, seeing missiles and drones flying overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In one email sent to the ITF on March 18, a seafarer said the ship's operator was ignoring crews' requests to leave, arguing that there were no flights from Iraq and refusing alternative routes.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

In September last year, to protect its important seafaring community, the Indian government blacklisted 86 foreign vessels over seafarer abandonment and rights-violation issues.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Like Melville, he was a native New Yorker and an experienced seafarer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

This one, though ... he had crossed half the world with the old seafarer, from Pentos to Qarth and back again to Astapor.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin