The word 'seafarers' is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to people who work or travel on the sea, such as sailors, fishermen, or merchant navy officers. Example: "The history museum showcased artifacts and stories of the seafarers who traversed the treacherous seas in ancient times."
Throughout the last turbulent 18 months, viewers and listeners have tuned into and analysed Peston's reports the way seafarers pay careful attention to weather forecasts.
But then, all too often, the owners vanish when the company runs into debt.A seafarers' welfare officer says the situation is complicated by smuggling.
And yet, unless governments do something, honest seafarers in Asian waters may be left with that unpalatable choice.
Now Viohalco, the country's biggest metals processor, is being acquired by its Belgian subsidiary.Considering that they come from a nation of seafarers, Greek business folk can be rather inward-looking when marketing their wares.
IN THE waters once plied by the warships and merchants of ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt, there is a new breed of seafarers whose only aim is recreation.Port Ghalib, on Egypt's Red Sea, is being promoted as the latest answer to the dreams of cruising sailors; a marina is the main feature of a tourist development that will occupy many miles of coast.
To take just one example, Christians on both sides of the southern Adriatic are devoted to the memory of Saint Nicholas, friend of women, the young and seafarers, whose earthly remains are in the Italian port of Bari.
The source of your unsubstantiated claim does the world's merchant seafarers a great disservice.PETER HINCHLIFFE Secretary-general International Chamber of Shipping LondonMalaysia's malaiseMalaysia's recent curtailment of liberties follows a wider trend being set by the government of Najib Razak ("Lurch to illiberalism", April 11th).
TEXANS do not ordinarily think of themselves as seafarers.
As you report, the consensus industry view remains that, in normal circumstances, private armed guards are not recommended.However, with over 700 seafarers now held hostage and the recent execution of one mariner, ship operators must be able to retain all possible options available to deter attacks and defend their crews.
But in smaller amounts it once had another use: for it is, as its name suggests, a naturally occurring magnet, and under the name of lodestone it was the main component of the first compasses.Like seafarers of old, monarchs are famous for travelling long distances without charts.
According to the East African Seafarers' Assistance Programme a group of jihadists in Somalia linked to al-Qaeda, Shabab, has been using earnings from piracy to support its activities onshore through the imposition of sharia law.
