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The exception is a video that lawmakers say shows a second strike on a boat on Sept. 2, which killed two survivors after their shipmates were killed.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Yet, somewhere along the line, Vulcans have become the butt of the joke with their stiff, snobbish demeanor a source of ridicule for their (supposedly) more progressive human shipmates.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Booking too early or too late can mean missing out on perks—or paying more than your shipmates.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 27 June 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Yet, somewhere along the line, Vulcans have become the butt of the joke with their stiff, snobbish demeanor a source of ridicule for their (supposedly) more progressive human shipmates.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Booking too early or too late can mean missing out on perks—or paying more than your shipmates.
—Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
According to the Navy, Peterson kept the ship operational and was credited with saving the lives of 123 of his shipmates before succumbing to his injuries.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 27 June 2025
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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipmate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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shipmate
noun
ship·mate
-ˌmāt 
: a fellow sailor
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