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seafarer

[see-fair-er] / ˈsiˌfɛər ər /


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On recruiting websites, a seafarer surnamed Wang posted that he was recently on the Catalina 7 between last May and this March, traveling between Southeast Asia and China.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

“Whenever the situation escalates, they reiterate the warning,” said a seafarer surnamed Wang whose vessel—carrying liquefied natural gas—has been stuck at an anchorage northwest of Dubai for four weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

He entered Iraqi waters in November on a vessel refuelling oil tankers -- his first trip as a seafarer.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

"I used to be a seafarer, and I didn't want to carry on on ships, but to do something similar. I thought this would align pretty well with the skills that I've got."

From BBC Feb. 22, 2026

As Penelope already knew, Simon’s great-uncle Pudge was very old and had been a seafarer in his youth; now he lived in a home for old sailors in the city of Brighton, near the sea.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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