Deliberately sinking a ship.
Scuttling
Fact of the Day
After the Battle of Val-es-Dunes in 1047, the river became so clogged with bodies that mills downriver came to a standstill.
Quote of the Day
"London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
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~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
On This Day
1787 The 'First Fleet' of 11 ships carrying convicts to Australia left England.
1888 Slavery was abolished in Brazil.