The next two were the dodo, whose extinction was facilitated by the arrival of Dutch sailors, who brought various invasive species on their ships, and the thylacine, a marsupial with the face of a fox and the stripes of a zebra.
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D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
The unique language got its start thanks to a melting pot of inhabitants— Native Americans, English sailors, and pirates from a variety of places—all living together in one isolated location.
Captains and seamen alike reaped the benefits of having these scientists on board with them.
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Will McGough,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
The captain of a diving boat has been found guilty of seaman’s manslaughter after one of his passengers died tangled up in the propeller, according to federal prosecutors in Florida.
It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
For any shipping hub to flourish in the early days of Great Lakes maritime trade, lighthouses were needed to warn mariners of shoals, and welcome boats to critical harbors which still dot the lakes.
These navigators link impoverished Floridians with the network of religious and community organizations that support them and teach them how to take of themselves, according to Hope Florida’s supporters.
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Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2025
The Herald/Times found that the Department of Juvenile Justice’s ombudsman was working as a hope navigator.
Hundreds of refugees began rushing the rowboats; once those were filled, the oarsmen, worried about capsizing and afraid of being stranded, began beating people back.
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Casey Cep,
The New Yorker,
24 June 2024
Elsewhere in Europe, graphic designer Tormod Fjeld uncovered Bronze Age rock paintings of an animal, a boat with oarsmen and several human figures while hiking in southeastern Norway.
Although the news has caused plenty of excitement online, particularly among science and animal enthusiasts, experts warn to take the breakthrough with a pinch of salt.
—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Add 2 cups water and a generous pinch or two of salt; bring to a boil.
All international and domestic flights were grounded as air traffic controllers joined seafarers, train drivers, doctors, lawyers and teachers in a 24-hour general strike to pay tribute to the victims of the crash.
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Reuters,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
The removal of the HRA from the Somali basin increased confidence among shipping companies and seafarers.
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Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
Join a kayaking excursion on the Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River or the Indian River Lagoon, and glide across dark waters that pop with sparkling trails of aqua and indigo when the glowing critters are disturbed by oars or passing fish.
Elon Musk is sticking his oar in, George Santos is enduring, and Matt Gaetz is concerned about his contouring
January 11, 2025
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All through this feature’s brief year-end hiatus, the elite class of Attention Whores kept in fighting trim.
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