But others, especially the fellow sailors, are happy to see us getting back to the life we love.
When getting the attention of a fellow sailor, one might simply call out "Shipmate!"
He longed for the sea and the honest companionship of fellow sailors.
Seeing the photograph, Douglas told his fellow sailors that he was going to marry her.
After returning stateside in the spring of 2002, Smith married a fellow sailor and had her second son.
He used the word mate to mean his fellow sailor but also his companion in bed.
We dive into the ocean rather than let a fellow sailor drown.
Like the families of the crew, Guschewski did not know what happened to his fellow sailors until 1999.
"Oh, let the boy go, Jack," said a fellow sailor.
I cannot be out of pocket, you understand, much as I wish to assist a fellow sailor.