| The main thing now is that 90 per cent of all lifeboatmen are not seamen traditionally and we are having to train people from the very start. |
| In the alley on the lower deck, I find seamen from all over India sharing jokes and working with clinical efficiency. |
| While the sunset is a moment for quiet reflection for landlubbers like me, for the seamen it is the time for extra vigilance. |
| In 1808-1811, the British navy, desperate for able-bodied seamen, impressed more than six thousand Americans. |
| This is not to diminish the importance of the bravery of Britain's airmen, soldiers and seamen. |
| Traditionally, the U.S. Navy relied on an apprentice system of shipboard training to produce able-bodied seamen. |
