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Recent Examples of shipmate
There was still no news about their captain and shipmate.
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Zumba, a Navy reservist who earlier was a shipmate of Urena on the destroyer USS Carney, pleaded guilty in December to the same charge.
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Steve Patterson,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipmate
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Reid along with crewman Aaron Fordy, went out in search of the missing pup.
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But, at one point, a crewman on a what looked like a cargo ship raised his hand.
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The black-and-white snapshots of sailors hoisting lines on deck look similar to the modern scenes still playing out today.
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There may not be quite as many small-time sailors in the harbor this time, owing to the rigidity that has become inevitable since the 9/11 attacks, but plenty of weekend captains will make their way here.
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The South cried hypocrisy on slavery, given that the seamen of Providence, Rhode Island, played a central role in the Atlantic slave trade.
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Their drama is already stale, and between Nathan’s touchiness and Joe’s mistreatment of women, their fight over who is a better guy, a better seaman, a better worker, a better boyfriend is disengaging at best and aggravating at worst.
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In the season 10 finale, Nathan and deckhand Gael Cameron decided to give their rocky relationship another chance, but urged caution.
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CeCe Downing's Start Over Summer by Soon Wiley Recently fired and reeling from a breakup, Cece Downing escapes to New London, Connecticut, where financial pressure pushes her into an unexpected job as a deckhand on an oyster boat.
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In May 1971, his wife’s father, Henry Fletcher, enlisted in the Navy to become a riverine boat coxswain, and in June 1975, his wife, Bobbie, enlisted in the Navy as a cryptologic technician.
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The Longhorns' First Varsity Eight won its race to clinch the title behind coxswain Amy Werner, edging out Stanford by less than three seconds.
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To protect these specialized mariners, pilot boats evolved into highly stable, heavy-duty vessels.
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Shortly after the vessel was struck, the United Nations' International Maritime Organization paused an effort to evacuate hundreds of ships and thousands of mariners who were stranded in the Persian Gulf.
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More ships entered the Gulf over the weekend than departed, reversing a trend seen over the previous week, when efforts focused on evacuating seafarers stranded in the Gulf.
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The incident disrupted an operation to evacuate thousands of seafarers from vessels stuck in the Persian Gulf since the war broke out.
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Canoe journeys through the surrounding waterways will be led by Homalco guides, whose people were long recognized among the region’s finest maritime navigators.
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The navigator owned the map, compass and GPS work, keeping us on course and on time.
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“Shipmate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shipmate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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