Among the deckhands was a tall, limber American man named Jones. ❋ Horatio Alger (1865)
Their deckhands will be the ones in the hazmat suits with the respirators handling the oil-soaked materials, and we’ve heard that BP has provided that equipment, but the captains running the boats aren’t as protected. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Across three elections for governor, young Andrew stood at the campaign helm for him, yelling at the deckhands, trying to steer his father to victory. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Another company's crew has sported Hawaiian outfits, with grass skirts for male deckhands and two coconuts strung to their tug's prow, like a bikini top. ❋ Daniel Michaels (2011)
VOO (Vessels of Opportunity) deckhands and captains witnessed dispersant being deployed less than one mile off the Alabama and Mississippi Coasts as late as mid-September from small skiffs and planes flying at night without lights. ❋ Jerry Cope (2010)
He said his deckhands got checks for up $30,000, while he – the employer and owner of the three shrimp boats – received just $1,000. ❋ AP (2011)
Steve Ward is encoring as engineer, and deckhands Freddie Maughtai and Ryan Simpson will round out the happy crew. ❋ Lisa De Moraes (2010)
Critics of the facility say the process still appears bogged down and random: Some boat deckhands are getting paid full compensation while business owners with full documentation are receiving only a percentage of their losses. ❋ Unknown (2011)
There's also line-tossing, where deckhands are timed lassoing a bollard on a pier from an approaching tug. ❋ Daniel Michaels (2011)
I was reeling in a bluefish off the coast of NY when my lure became unhooked and flew back behind me and put a nasty gash into the deckhands arm. ❋ Unknown (2009)
And they do have editors very skilled at ending episodes with alarms sounding ominously, people bleeding or swimming for their lives, and deckhands about to kill each other. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2010)
Among them: One person filed a claim for the entire $20 billion, while another asked for $10 billion; a boat captain sought reimbursement for lost income for himself and four deckhands, but it turns out he didn't have any deckhands; and a fisherman claimed he lost a month on the water, but his boat had a hole in it and was dry-docked even before the spill. ❋ AP (2011)
Skippers said experienced deckhands seeking work flocked to Newport from as far away as Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Gulf Coast. ❋ Joel Millman (2011)
You need a license from the Coast Guard and a crew of 13, including six deckhands and two oilers. ❋ Anne Kadet (2011)
