Storm at sea (fixing dislocated shoulder)

hatchways and ladders, being struck by the lead line, being caught between boats and gangways on ships and docks, entanglement in parting lines or cables when mooring or unmooring.  The term “loose cannon” had an original, more deadly meaning--an unsecured cannon rolling across a deck.  Men fell overboard and either drowned or died of hypothermia.  Fire caused by spilled kerosene lamps below decks was a constant and sometimes fatal hazard.  Contagious respiratory diseases ran through closely packed living spaces, leaving entire crews incapacitated.