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whaler

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  • n  a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
  • n  a ship engaged in whale fishing

  • Suddenly, as the whaler was about to zero in on its prey, a small, outboard-powered Zodiac inflatable materialized under the ship's towering bow.
  • Preserved Fish III shipped to the Pacific on a whaler, at 21 became its captain.
  • But Hisato Ryono, a local assemblyman whose uncle used to work as a commercial whaler, is having second thoughts about schools serving his sons flippered fare.
News & Articles

  • The ebb and flow of a boat woman's life
    Born on the Southern California coast, Bridget Milligan took to the water naturally. "My father was a whaler.
    June 23, 2013 - Juneau Empire
  • Capitol Report: Yankees, Red Sox And Whalers
    The Capitol Report panel discusses the outcome of a Quinnipiac Poll that showed Connecticut has more Yankees fans than Red Sox fans. The group also sees the clip from a Hartford Whalers fan who incorporated his love for the former …
    June 23, 2013 - FOX CT Hartford
  • Massachusetts couple holds Whaler-themed wedding
    The fact that the Hartford Whalers are no longer a NHL team didn't stop one couple from celebrating their wedding in Whaler fashion.
    June 19, 2013 - Eyewitness News 3 Hartford
Quotes

  • Bob Brown in Sydney Morning Herald
    Australia, which had the last port of call for the Ady Gil, has unfettered ability to pursue the captain of the Japanese whaler Shonan Maru 2 which ran down the Ady Gil and nearly killed the six crew aboard,Senator Brown said in a statement...
  • Jimmie Johnson in SI.com
    We're all feeling pretty good because of the fact that they haven't killed any whales for six days and it looks like we can stop them for another six to 10 days, so that is a good thing, and I'll bet the guys on board the Japanese whaler are... Paul Watson http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Watson&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHPB90YOhVl_DkzZIfzu449Nste9A Bendigo Advertiser http://www.google.com/url?q=http://bendigo.yourguide.com.au/news/breaking/general/antiwhale-activists-morale-high/1163634.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNF6dfcXJGB9Pz2MGHQYTYLFC4rBDQ Jan 16, 2008 109793 143955 wham I've never had that witty personality like Tony, you put him on the spot, wham, he's got a response," Johnson said. "Junior, he's the same way. In a personal setting, he's not as outgoing and he's more reserved, but in the public persona,...

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