Recent Examples on the WebAccording to Kraft the average charter deckhand is more educated than ever about how to best care for fish while at sea.—Tom Fowlks, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024 As soon as a fish hits the deck (gently, so as not to bruise the meat) a deckhand dispatches it with a spike to the brain or spinal cord, which kills the fish quickly and reduces thrashing, which can stress the meat.—Tom Fowlks, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024 But the Wei Yu 18’s foreman told Fadhil that he was required to stay for two years, according to two other deckhands.—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023 Chinese officers regularly beat Indonesian deckhands for mistakes, slights or slowness, Reyes said.—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023 The deckhands then tossed it into plastic baskets for sorting.—Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023 On several occasions, the deckhands quickly wrote their replies, often providing phone numbers for family back home, and then tossed the bottles back into the water.—Ian Urbina, TIME, 26 Oct. 2023 The deckhands are constantly polishing, rubbing, squeegeeing.—William Booth, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023 After the crash, the tow boat operator sounded the alarm and deckhands put a boat into the water to help White and his son, officials said in a news release.—Tanasia Kenney The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 11 Sep. 2023
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