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The removal of the HRA from the Somali basin increased confidence among shipping companies and seafarers.
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Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
As our eyes slowly adjusted to the gazillion pinprick stars above, Wiesner pointed out constellations: Orion’s Belt, consisting of three bright stars; the Southern Cross, the famous navigation tool of early seafarers; the hazy band of the Milky Way.
—Biénne Huisman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2024
His evocation of the place would spur an onslaught of high-profile tourists—Maria Callas, Elizabeth Taylor, Rudolf Nureyev, and Liza Minnelli among them—who showed up at the seafarers’ village in hats from Bergdorf Goodman, à la mode cotton dresses, and bikinis.
—airmail.news, 6 July 2024
Other permits exist for niche cases like seafarers, offshore workers, and athletes.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
As our eyes slowly adjusted to the gazillion pinprick stars above, Wiesner pointed out constellations: Orion’s Belt, consisting of three bright stars; the Southern Cross, the famous navigation tool of early seafarers; the hazy band of the Milky Way.
—Biénne Huisman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2024
His evocation of the place would spur an onslaught of high-profile tourists—Maria Callas, Elizabeth Taylor, Rudolf Nureyev, and Liza Minnelli among them—who showed up at the seafarers’ village in hats from Bergdorf Goodman, à la mode cotton dresses, and bikinis.
—airmail.news, 6 July 2024
Other permits exist for niche cases like seafarers, offshore workers, and athletes.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Seafarer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seafarer. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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seafarer
noun
sea·far·er
ˈsē-ˌfar-ər 
-ˌfer-
: a person who travels over the ocean : mariner
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