Some slaves chose to jump overboard because they saw it as a way to escape the brutal conditions of slavery, even if it meant risking death by drowning. Others may have been driven to desperation by the horrors of the Middle Passage and chose to end their lives rather than face further suffering.
Naval trainees learn to jump overboard. They do this so that in the case of an emergency, the navy members can escape safely and efficiently.
African (slaves) would often attempt to jump overboard the ships they were on and risk drowning at sea or be eaten by sharks; the conditions on the ship were so unbearable, that slaves could not bear it anymore and had to leave.
Their bodies would be thrown overboard, but might stay in place for some days.
they were thrown overboard
they were thrown overboard
They would throw them overboard to keep the other slaves from getting sick.
Sharks followed slave ships because they were attracted to the garbage, offal, and yes dead slaves who were thrown overboard. It is also documented that slaves committed suicide by jumping overboard if given the opportunity although sides of some of the ships were netted to prevent this.
yes slaves rebelled on ships. the ways of rebelling was jumping overboard (committed suicide), causing war against sailors
Rough. It is possible to say that the profits to be made from the slave-trade brought out the worst in many of the organisers, including some unscrupulous ship's captains who threw slaves overboard when the rations ran out. It was when stories like this got back to Britain that the laws against the slave-trade eventually got through Parliament.
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