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Seafarers Outraged That Captain Jumped Ship
miamiherald.com 3 weeks, 6 days agoSeafaring tradition holds that the captain should be last to leave a sinking ship. But is it realistic to expect skippers to suppress their survival instinct amid the horror of a maritime disaster? To ask them to stare down death from the bridge, as the lights go out and the water rises, until everyone else has made it to safety?
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A Cruise Ship's Sunken Treasure
slate.com 3 weeks, 6 days agoSalvage companies began to work on the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia on Tuesday. The ship itself is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but there is likely a small fortune in personal property in the cabins. More than 4,000 people fled the ship, leaving behind cash, jewelry, and other items. How long would that stuff have to stay at sea to become sunken treasure?








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