Shipping to the colonies boomed simultaneously with the flood of skilled mariners after the war.

Having listened with rapt attention to his story, the Phaeacians, who are skilled mariners, agree to help Odysseus get home.

L.I., a "highly skilled mariner" who had been made a scapegoat in the oil spill.

Pilot Presence Required State law requires a pilot, a skilled mariner with knowledge of local waters, to be aboard vessels like tankers as they enter the bay.

Pilots are skilled mariners who are required by law to board large ships to help guide them through unfamiliar local waters.

The inhabitants of the Torres Strait, including the Meriam people, gained a reputation as fierce warriors and skilled mariners.

Nicholas and his officers might have had some maritime experience, but it is unlikely that they were skilled mariners.

Others claim that the derivation is from the nickname given to Swansea's sailors, who had a reputation as skilled and dependable mariners.

One can get by without referring to charts, but they are an important tool and a part of good anchoring gear, and a skilled mariner would not choose to anchor without them.

Kasos in particular played a prominent role due to its skilled mariners, until its destruction by the Egyptians in 1824.