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Thread #62576 Message #3171432
Posted By: Les from Hull
16-Jun-11 - 09:27 AM
Thread Name: Gold.Vanity. Can you REALLY sink a ship?
Subject: RE: Gold.Vanity. Can you REALLY sink a ship?

I read somewhere that some sailors chose not to learn how to swim because they thought it would prolong their death if they fell overboard.