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Technically not a sailor, but I've worked on ships enough for it to have a noticeable effect on my English vocabulary.
STORY TIME
15ish years ago I was on a ship in Brazil on a steady rotation. It was a two vessel operation, and I had to pay the other ship a visit for some technical work.
Onboard there was this petite older catholic lady who showed me around where my cabin was, where to find linen and all that. She spoke English with a heavy accent, but it was fine, and I had no problem understanding her. It quickly became apparent that she'd learned most of her English in this environment. Think about the accent of Conzuela from Family Guy: "...and here is the bathroom for when you have a massive shit." Those words came as unexpected as a suckerpunch and I really struggled to keep a straight face.