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In a confessional, V tells us that her decision to pursue a career as a stew rather than as a deckhand had to do with the fact that being on deck reminded her too much of her late boyfriend, Beau, who died in the ocean.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
That order sent the paddle wheel going and the deckhand was tragically killed.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
The split second the clock turns to the opening hour, buoys from every ship are tossed in the water and the 250-fathom deep gill net is cranked out by the deckhands.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The four employees included one male restaurant steward, one male laundry attendant, one male deckhand and a female 3rd officer on the ship, Sookyung Oh, executive director of the Hamkae Center, said, per The Virginian-Pilot.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
That order sent the paddle wheel going and the deckhand was tragically killed.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
The split second the clock turns to the opening hour, buoys from every ship are tossed in the water and the 250-fathom deep gill net is cranked out by the deckhands.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The four employees included one male restaurant steward, one male laundry attendant, one male deckhand and a female 3rd officer on the ship, Sookyung Oh, executive director of the Hamkae Center, said, per The Virginian-Pilot.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Deckhand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deckhand. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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deckhand
noun
deck·hand
ˈdek-ˌhand 
: a sailor who performs manual duties
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