Examples of 'were thrown overboard' in a sentence
Meaning of "were thrown overboard"
were thrown overboard - This phrase describes the action of forcibly ejecting someone or something from a boat or ship into the water. It is commonly used in maritime contexts or figuratively to indicate abandonment, rejection, or removal of individuals or objects in a sudden or abrupt manner
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were thrown overboard
Some were thrown overboard in hope of insurance compensation.
Men too sick to work were thrown overboard.
The tourists were thrown overboard and some were trapped underneath it.
The ocean was so rough that several sailors were thrown overboard.
Six of those women were thrown overboard on the way.
Let us part company with any claim that actual persons were thrown overboard.
The weapons were thrown overboard.
The fish catching equipment and the radio were thrown overboard.
Many were thrown overboard.
When the crew realised they were dead they were thrown overboard.
Ten of her guns were thrown overboard in the struggle to save the ship.
The Geneva Conventions about civilized warfare were thrown overboard.
Peggy and her baby were thrown overboard and the baby drowned.
Few if any prisoners were taken, dead and wounded Castilians and Flemings were thrown overboard.
And they were thrown overboard if they made the mistake of falling sick.
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The insurance claim states the slaves were thrown overboard for the safety of the ship.
People were thrown overboard into the shark-infested water and almost died . =.
Those that were sick, were thrown overboard.
So many bodies were thrown overboard that sharks were often seen following the ships.
Denied medicine when ill. Many were thrown overboard.
You were thrown overboard after the frigate 's collision? ".
How many people died? Six of those women were thrown overboard on the way.
Then, in 1791, Parliament prohibited insurance companies from reimbursing ship owners when slaves were thrown overboard.
Effect, Many were thrown overboard.
But despite this, on 1st December, more slaves were thrown overboard.
In one case, a dozen Christian refugees fleeing Libya were thrown overboard by Muslim migrants.
We crossed seas ; denied medicine when ill. Many were thrown overboard.
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