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port captain

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. an official in charge of the harbor activities of a seaport.

  2. marine superintendent.


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Tyler Askari, assistant port captain with Harbor Breeze Cruises, said the tour agency had received reports of possible orcas Monday morning from ferry crews operating between the mainland and Catalina Island.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

By Monday 68 positive cases, including a handful among the passengers, had been detected, port captain Diogo Vieira Branco told the Lusa news agency.

From Reuters ● Jan. 3, 2022

John Knutson delegated the task of talking to a reporter to senior port captain John Ericson, who has been with the company practically as long as Knutson himself.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2015

There’s been no permanent ferries chief since David Moseley retired in April; an engineering director and senior port captain position are vacant.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2014

A month and Cappy Ricks remained minus his port captain; Mr. Skinner was still strongly entrenched in his job as general manager.

From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne

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