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The Pool Of Ship Officers Is Running Dry
By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) There could be a shortage of merchant sailors to crew commercial ships in five years if action is not taken to boost numbers, raising risks for global...
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 4, 2011) Sailors handle lines aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) as the ship pulls away after a refueling at sea with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), not pictured. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Rosa A. Arzola/Released)
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