And keep in mind: these ships took weeks to cross the ocean. It wasn’t like they were stuffed in the back of a truck for an afternoon, they were crammed in like sardines for weeks. Imagine when the seas get rough and the only reason they don’t go flying is because they are packed in so tight. It’s a miracle any of them made it alive and many of them didn’t.
And keep in mind: these ships took weeks to cross the ocean. It wasn’t like they were stuffed in the back of a truck for an afternoon, they were crammed in like sardines for weeks. Imagine when the seas get rough and the only reason they don’t go flying is because they are packed in so tight. It’s a miracle any of them made it alive and many of them didn’t.
Reason they would search for nails sticking out of the deck and use them to off themselves. I would too.