seamanship

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Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on Thursday that damage to critical submarine infrastructure has become "so frequent" that it casts doubt on the idea this damage could be considered "accidental" or "merely poor seamanship".

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024

Dozens of recommendations were laid out in a report regarding how to improve seamanship training, navigation, and use of ship equipment.

From Fox News • Jan. 9, 2022

Basic seamanship and damage control have been called into question, especially with the 2020 fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021

The Virginia Tech touring group comprising players, coaches, staff and administrators stepped onto a Yard Patrol craft designed to teach midshipmen about navigation and seamanship.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2021

Before we were allowed aboard the Rena, Dad delivered a series of lectures about navigation, tides, the magnetic compass, seamanship, rope-splicing, right-of-way, and nautical terminology.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey