wwtoonlinkfan t1_j1o76d1 wrote on December 26, 2022 at 1:05 AM Reply to TIL that in 2003, the chief officer of the German-owned cargo ship RMS Mülheim got into difficulties while on watch. His trousers caught in his chair mechanism and while trying to free himself he tripped and knocked himself unconscious. The ship grounded on rocks while he was out and later broke up by YalsonKSA For want of a chair, the ship was lost. Permalink 3
wwtoonlinkfan t1_j1o76d1 wrote
Reply to TIL that in 2003, the chief officer of the German-owned cargo ship RMS Mülheim got into difficulties while on watch. His trousers caught in his chair mechanism and while trying to free himself he tripped and knocked himself unconscious. The ship grounded on rocks while he was out and later broke up by YalsonKSA
For want of a chair, the ship was lost.