The former boat deck hand also doubles as the leader of Team Bad Company, a spirited group of southern California sports fishermen that has dominated the saltwater tournament circuit for the past two years.

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Armed with a wood chisel and a hammer, Sherman spent four hours carving a hole in the bottom of the plywood-and-fiberglass hull, which was now the submerged boat's top deck and visible to any passing vessels.

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Armed with a wood chisel and a hammer, Sherman spent four hours carving a hole in the bottom of the plywood-and-fiberglass hull, whch was now the submerged boat's top deck and visible to any passing vessels.

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As the storm struck, he watched in astonishment as a large boat washed up on his deck.

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From the deck of the boat, the two Perhentian islands - Besar and Kecil - appear as a mirage shrouded by clouds.

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So I ended up on the deck of the boat, smoking a cigarette, reading a book, watching a movie trying to get tired and go to sleep.

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With bait sales down, he has taken a second job as deck hand on a boat BP PLC hired for the cleanup.

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There is no shortage of hard work on the deck of a crab boat, requiring a level of physical effort that would make most people crumble or cry.

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The marina makes the roster of sights visited by one local tour operator, Speedboat Tours, whose boat also zips past Hibiscus Island and a mansion whose exterior and waterfront deck stood in for a drug dealer's house.

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The investigation found that the boat had been given an exemption from complying with the minimum statutory bulwark, or deck wall, height requirements for fishing vessels.

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