How to Use seamanship in a Sentence

seamanship

noun
  • The captain shows great seamanship.
  • The other is focused on seamanship and maritime shipping.
    — Steve Kastenbaum, NPR, 9 May 2026
  • But several nations still use sailing ships to train recruits in basic seamanship.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Cadets climb towering masts, work the rigging by hand and train high above the deck while learning the fundamentals of seamanship.
    — Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • Such incidents are risky and violate the rules of the road for seamanship, Navy officials said.
    — Gordon Lubold, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Toward the end of his deep sea career, Romaine Dudley, an old hand who taught seamanship, took Dewey aside.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 July 2021
  • And ships on which crews lack basic seamanship certification will probably stay in port until the problems are fixed.
    — Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
  • And ships whose crews lack basic seamanship certification will probably stay in port until the problems are fixed.
    — Eric Schmitt, Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Helene Cooper, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2017
  • There are academic classes as well as hands-on training, which includes firearms, seamanship, firefighting, damage control and first aid.
    — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • During the trip, guests can take in lectures, workshops on seamanship and polar survival, cooking demonstrations and more programming.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Insurance companies would love it if this was due purely to human error, but there's much more to the story than poor seamanship, though there's a depressing amount of that these days.
    — New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
  • For all of its political and economic consequences, the expedition’s achievement was in essence a triumph of seamanship over the forces of wind and water.
    — Nathan Perl-Rosenthal, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The erosion of standards for basic seamanship and the lack of adequate training and proper assessment of crew proficiency must be reversed.
    — Thomas Callender, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Dozens of recommendations were laid out in a report regarding how to improve seamanship training, navigation, and use of ship equipment.
    — Jon Brown, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2022
  • My initial entry onto the FV Pinnacle was not one to inspire confidence in the seamanship of this reporter.
    — Hal Bernton, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2022
  • At Gordonstoun, Philip developed a love of the sea, learning seamanship and boatbuilding as a volunteer coast guardsman at the school.
    — New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The incident also points out Carman’s seamanship as the engine overheating in April was caused by not opening a valve to provide water to cool the engine.
    — Dave Altimari, courant.com, 14 June 2018
  • In response to this latest collision, the Navy's top admiral last week ordered a fleetwide review of seamanship and training in the Pacific.
    — The Washington Post, OregonLive.com, 27 Aug. 2017
  • Organization, seamanship and technology all would have combined to give the Vikings an upper hand starting in the late 8th century.
    — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2021
  • Morever, eight of those 11 ships have expired seamanship certifications.
    — Thomas Callender, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Among the myriad issues the Navy blamed for the collisions were fatigue and that bridge crews on the ships failed to plan properly and engaged in unsafe navigational and seamanship practices.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2021
  • Since at least the Elizabethan era, English identity had been bound up with English seamanship and imperial expansion.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2017
  • The Navy's top admiral on Monday ordered a fleetwide review of seamanship and training in the Pacific after the latest collision.
    — Anna Fifield, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 Aug. 2017
  • When the Fitzgerald crashed, killing seven sailors, more than a third of the destroyer and cruiser crews in Japan had expired training certificates, including crucial schooling in seamanship.
    — Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Some tankers have been implicated in damage to key infrastructure – perhaps because of poor seamanship, but potentially owing to deliberate acts of sabotage.
    — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The Navy last week said the Fitzgerald's captain was being relieved of his command and other sailors were being punished after poor seamanship and flaws in keeping watch were found to have contributed to its collision.
    — Bloomberg.com, 23 Aug. 2017
  • Training includes physical fitness, seamanship, firearms, firefighting and shipboard damage control along with lessons in Navy heritage and core values, teamwork and discipline.
    — Alan Nunn, Houston Chronicle, 18 July 2019
  • Today, the *Eagle* serves as a vital training ship for Coast Guard cadets, offering unique seamanship and character-building experiences.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Fine-dining and lively entertainment were no substitute for good seamanship, however, and the majesty and tranquility of the Prinzessin Victoria Luise was short-lived.
    — Daryl Austin, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 July 2021
  • The captain, Jerry Boylan, was long admired here for his care and seamanship of a boat that many locals rode to their open-water scuba certification dives at the Channel Islands.
    — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020

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