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  2. Third mate - Wikipedia

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    A third mate (3/M) or third officer is a licensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship. [1] The third mate is a watchstander and customarily the ship's safety officer and fourth-in-command (fifth on some ocean liners). The position is junior to a second mate. Other duties vary depending on the type of ship, its crewing, and other ...

  3. SB Decima - Wikipedia

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    The well-known sailing barge restorer and shipwright Tim Goldsack, bought Decima in 2003. He completed a major restoration. She was gutted and a substantial number of the hull and deck plates were replaced. She was given a new set of rigging and good second-hand sails. A new Gardner 6LXB engine was fitted. She was sailing again in 2004. [8]

  4. Seafarer's professions and ranks - Wikipedia

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    The "Sailing Master" was a naval officer trained in and responsible for the navigation of a sailing vessel. The rank can be equated to a professional seaman and specialist in navigation, rather than as a military commander and was originally a warrant officer who ranked with, but after, the lieutenants and was eventually renamed to "navigating ...

  5. SB Adieu - Wikipedia

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    The Horlocks steel barges- the seven sisters Name Active Built Tons Official no. Current owner Repertor: Yes: 1924: 69: 145404: David Pollock Portlight: No: 1925

  6. United States Third Fleet - Wikipedia

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    The United States Third Fleet is one of the numbered fleets in the United States Navy. Third Fleet's area of responsibility includes approximately fifty million square miles of the eastern and northern Pacific Ocean areas including the Bering Sea , Alaska, the Aleutian Islands , and a sector of the Arctic.

  7. USCGC Eagle (WIX-327) - Wikipedia

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    USCGC Eagle (WIX-327), formerly Horst Wessel and also known as Barque Eagle, is a 295-foot (90 m) barque used as a training cutter for future officers of the United States Coast Guard.

  8. Wind, waves and wipeouts: Surfing adventures on America's ...

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    Between "Baywatch," "90210" and "The O.C." in Southern California, and shows like "Siesta Key" in Florida, the gnarly and totally tubular surfing life on the Pacific and the Atlantic gets plenty ...

  9. Boatswain's mate (United States Navy) - Wikipedia

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    Originally, on board sailing ships the boatswain was in charge of a ship's anchors, cordage, colors, deck crew, and the ship's boats. [8] The boatswain would also be in charge of the rigging while the ship was in dock. [8] The boatswain's technical tasks have been modernized with the advent of steam engines and subsequent mechanisation. [8]