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[–] icelimit@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

What would they do if everyone on a given boat just straight up died from the plague?

[–] cunnililgus@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 days ago

Wait another 40 days and collect the free loot.

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Them's the breaks... Sea fairing was a dangerous occupation.

I guess eventually some enterprising individuals would attempt to salvage the boat and contents...