Each boat crew has an officer in charge, or boat crew leader.

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"When I was in the Navy, the captain of the boat was in charge, and the captain always took responsibility, " Kerry said, prior to delivering a speech on education in Colton, California.

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According to their website the team was attempting to row unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean, a daring 3569 nautical mile journey, using human power to propel the boat, and solar and wind power to charge its instruments.

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He will skipper the boat and crew member Ellen Macarthur will be in charge of navigation.

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"The comparisons (to Swift Boat) are apt, particularly with the Bain outsourcing of jobs charge because there is a thin veneer of truth to that just as there was a thin coating of truth with the attacks of Kerry not deserving his medals, " Arterton said.

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