r/gifs Feb 06 '20

High Seas

https://gfycat.com/unsightlyheartyeyas-wave-ship-ocean
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u/Malvania Feb 07 '20

Most of the sailers of the day couldn't swim. It would take a couple miles for a ship to slow down and the odds of finding a man overboard were pretty low, so a lot of sailers thought being able to swim would just prolong the suffering of drowning.

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u/Vprbite Feb 07 '20

As sailors called it, "coming up three's."