seaman at sea

seaman at sea
For the purposes of executing a valid seaman's will, on board a vessel which has left the wharf and is being navigated for the purposes of the voyage upon which he shipped as a member of the crew, not withstanding the vessel is still in a river, perhaps in a harbor, rather than on the open sea. 57 Am J1st Wills § 663.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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