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A Cabin boy or ship's boy is a boy (in the sense of low-ranking male employee, not always a minor) who waits on the officers and passengers of a ship, especially running errands for the captain.
In the famous trial of Regina v. Dudley & Stephens (1884) 14 QBD 273 DC, two sailors and a cabin boy were shipwrecked and cast adrift in a small boat without provisions. To save themselves, the sailors killed and ate the cabin boy. They were later convicted of murder, despite their claimed defense of necessity.

Popular Culture

Cabin Boy, a 1994 film
Captain Pugwash, a British television children's animated series about a hapless Captain and his crew; Tom, the cabin boy, is depicted as the most intelligent member of the crew.
Treasure Island, where the main character Jim serves as a cabin boy on the boarding of the ship the Hispaniola.

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