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But when Hugo talks to Damo about it, the deckhand isn’t too sorry.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
The four employees included one male restaurant steward, one male laundry attendant, one male deckhand and a female 3rd officer on the ship, Sookyung Oh, executive director of the Hamkae Center, said, per The Virginian-Pilot.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Eight months into his journey, Ortega said a chance encounter with a South African yacht deckhand in a Myanmar hostel changed his life.
—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Things are further inflamed by the arrival of an itinerant deckhand, Daniel (Lorne MacFadyen) who makes known his feelings for Jack.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
The four employees included one male restaurant steward, one male laundry attendant, one male deckhand and a female 3rd officer on the ship, Sookyung Oh, executive director of the Hamkae Center, said, per The Virginian-Pilot.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Eight months into his journey, Ortega said a chance encounter with a South African yacht deckhand in a Myanmar hostel changed his life.
—Kaela Ling, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Things are further inflamed by the arrival of an itinerant deckhand, Daniel (Lorne MacFadyen) who makes known his feelings for Jack.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deckhand. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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deckhand
noun
deck·hand
ˈdek-ˌhand 
: a sailor who performs manual duties
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