It was now the hour that turns back the longing of seafarers and melts their heart the day they have bidden dear friends farewell and pierces the new traveller with love if he hears in the distance the bell that seems to mourn the dying day. Dante Alighieri
I do believe that our modern English usage has become way too clipped and austere. I have been reading excerpts from the journals of 18th-century seafarers lately, and even the lowliest press-ganged deck-swabber turns a finer phrase than I do most days. Geraldine Brooks
As of October 2013, there were about 112 Tuvalu seafarers working on cargo boats, compared to 361 in 2006. Source: Internet
Dean Summers from the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) told NBN News the Taiwanese shipping company has labelled the seafarers deserters. Source: Internet
Brazil, 1641 This period of time was also rife with instances of explorers and seafarers resorting to cannibalism for survival. Source: Internet
During her stay, contact with the outside world was very restricted, with a satellite phone only for emergencies, text-only email and radio to speak to nearby seafarers. Source: Internet