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Recent Examples of deckhand
Todd Meadows, a 25-year-old deckhand on the Aleutian Lady, died as a result of an accident during production.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Episodes will feature Meadows, who joined the Aleutian Lady as a deckhand in May 2025.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … FROZEN PERIL — Cause of death revealed for 'Deadliest Catch' deckhand Todd Meadows, 25.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Others include Phil Harris, a captain and part-owner of the Cornelia Marie; Justin Tennison, a deckhand on Deadliest Catch's Time Bandit; and Tony Lara, a former Deadliest Catch captain.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Episodes will feature Meadows, who joined the Aleutian Lady as a deckhand in May 2025.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … FROZEN PERIL — Cause of death revealed for 'Deadliest Catch' deckhand Todd Meadows, 25.
—FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Others include Phil Harris, a captain and part-owner of the Cornelia Marie; Justin Tennison, a deckhand on Deadliest Catch's Time Bandit; and Tony Lara, a former Deadliest Catch captain.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deckhand
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Reid along with crewman Aaron Fordy, went out in search of the missing pup.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Attack helicopters and aircraft kept Iranian forces from getting anywhere near where the crewman was hiding.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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On the Black Council side, half-sister Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) continues to plot for the crown from Dragonstone with support of loyal son Jacaerys Velaryon (Collett) and in league by with master seaman Lord Corlys Velaryon (Toussaint).—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
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Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.—
Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ella is shocked to suddenly find Nick (Brown), a sailor and local Newport historian, aboard her schooner and accuses him of being a stowaway.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Dec. 2025
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Any mug can swear like a sailor during a Broncos game.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 Dec. 2025
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Recommendations From the Washington Post, a story on what a rowing coxswain does.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Throughout the race, the coxswain—who sits at the front of the boat—motivates the crew, steers the course and checks technique along the way.—
Caitlin MacGregor,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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From ancient Rome to medieval Spain to Renaissance Venice, generations of mariners have relied on biscotti as a source of nutrition during months-long expeditions out at sea.—
Vittoria Traverso,
Popular Science,
11 Dec. 2025
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The only real-time observations available to the mariner were shore and ship reports.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Shipping and seafarers' associations said Monday that political leaders had yet to give enough detail on the agreement to ensure safe transit for vessels through the strait, which is the only way in or out of the Gulf.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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In May, two seafarers aboard a cargo vessel anchored in the Bay of Port-au-Prince were kidnapped after gunmen boarded their ship.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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Submarine navigators rely on a more sophisticated inertial navigation system of gyrocompasses and accelerometers to calculate positions while submerged – which is most of the time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Dec. 2025
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The first person to sit with me and explain the diagnosis was Renee, a nurse navigator.—
Danielle Lindner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Nov. 2025
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deckhand. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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