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Eight crewmen were wounded in the attack.
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One of the younger crewmen glanced at the shark with a mix of awe and routine acceptance, while most of the crew barely spared a glance; this was routine work in Cochin, India, where the sharks of the Arabian Sea had long been part of a thriving, high-stakes fishery.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That clash in the Spratlys near Second Thomas Shoal, on which Philippine marines are stationed in a rusting World War II naval vessel, left a Filipino crewman missing a thumb.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Stamp, then 24, received a supporting actor Oscar nomination in 1963 for his screen debut as the angelic and optimistic HMS Avenger crewman Billy Budd.
—Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
Born in Detroit in 1944, Ziskie was an athlete throughout college and went on to be a crewman on a Great Lakes freighter before moving into acting.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
That clash in the Spratlys near Second Thomas Shoal, on which Philippine marines are stationed in a rusting World War II naval vessel, left a Filipino crewman missing a thumb.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Stamp, then 24, received a supporting actor Oscar nomination in 1963 for his screen debut as the angelic and optimistic HMS Avenger crewman Billy Budd.
—Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2025
Born in Detroit in 1944, Ziskie was an athlete throughout college and went on to be a crewman on a Great Lakes freighter before moving into acting.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Crewman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crewman. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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crewman
noun
crew·man
ˈkrü-mən 
: a member of a crew
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