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The pilot and the ship's first mate navigated the vessel to the terminal without incident, the release said.
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Reynolds claimed to have met the first mate of a whale ship who battled the great one with a darting harpoon and hundreds of feet of 3/4-inch line flying from the rope tub.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
The boat is piloted by a licensed captain and first mate, and includes a doctor, while Dreyer acts as a rescue swimmer for anyone struggling in the water.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But, by dint of her gender, when their story was told, Maurice was cast as the captain and she as first mate.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
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Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Reynolds claimed to have met the first mate of a whale ship who battled the great one with a darting harpoon and hundreds of feet of 3/4-inch line flying from the rope tub.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
The boat is piloted by a licensed captain and first mate, and includes a doctor, while Dreyer acts as a rescue swimmer for anyone struggling in the water.
—John Carlisle, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
But, by dint of her gender, when their story was told, Maurice was cast as the captain and she as first mate.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 9 July 2025
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“First mate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20mate. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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