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Where Do the Words 'Flotsam' and 'Jetsum' Come From? (2018x181)
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Bumping into a rock or a reef, war, swamped by rough weather or high waves, pilot error or pirates, there are a variety of ways a ship can sink. After it does, depending on whether it floated out on its own, was thrown overboard or sank to Davy Jones Locker, the equipment, cargo and bits of ship that leave a wreck have distinct names, with the distinction classically being important in maritime law.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/science/wreck-of-british-ship-victory-may-yield-richest-trove.html?_r=1&ref=science
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http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/flotsam-and-jetsam.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flotsam,_jetsam,_lagan_and_derelict
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http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=jetsam&searchmode=none
http://www.finedictionary.com/lagan.html
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/odyssey-marine-loses-appeal-to-supreme-court-justice/1214886
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/odyssey-mari
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