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> back to when navy crews were often kidnapped This was called "Shanghaiing"[0] or "Impressment"[1] (ala a "press gang") and has an interesting history: https
by Chris2048 5y ago
> back to when navy crews were often kidnapped
This was called "Shanghaiing"[0] or "Impressment"[1] (ala a "press gang") and has an interesting history:
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/04/shanghaiing-how-trickery-and-deception.html https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/04/shanghaiing-how-tricke... (also see [3])
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghaiing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghaiing
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressment
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kelly_(crimper) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Kelly_(crimper)