Maritime Forum: Crow's nest lookout

Posted by: Chris Whitten () on 31 Jul 2003 at 3:44:52 PM
In-Reply-To: Pirate/Ship Crew Positions?? posted by Kane on 9:45:23 PM 24 Jul 2003

: I've been trying to figure out the name of the position for the guy who sits up high in the air keeping a look out with a telescope. Do any of you know?
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The seat is called a "crow's nest." Is the guy called anything but a "lookout"? I don't know.

Hope this helps.

Chris

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