1.   Two merchant seamen in the engine room were killed immediately and a third died later on a lifeboat.

2.   Meale, who began working life as a merchant seaman and was later an Aycliffe councillor, is unamused.

3.   The heroism of the merchant seamen who manned the convoys was marked after the war when the Russians struck a special medal for them.

4.   A retired merchant seaman, Dimitri Geffen, lovingly built his house like a cargo ship.

5.   After a stint in the Army and working as a merchant seaman, Brock enrolled in Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles and studied constitutional law.

6.   Dave the Brit, a likable, laughing retired merchant seaman, was polite enough to act as if he were interested, good-natured fellow that he is.

7.   For the next five years he eked out a living as a salesman, clerk, reporter, editor, Wall Street runner and merchant seaman.

8.   He traveled the world as a merchant seaman and followed his ancestors in the craft of furniture making, where he delicately carved wood into giant masterpieces.

9.   He worked as a merchant seaman, joining the Sailors Union of the Pacific and serving through the war years.

10.   Instead, he spent a year as a merchant seaman, traveled in Europe, railed against the Vietnam War and rallied for civil rights.