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A young officer on a small vessel was being tested on his knowledge of what to do if someone fell overboard
while he was in charge of the ship.
A big can was thrown into the sea,
and the officer had to pretend it was a man who had fallen in and try to save it.
The officer was inexperienced, and the first thing that happened was that the can was pulled under by the ship's propeller.
The officer quickly stopped the ship and went backwards.
There was a loud crash as he struck the can again.
Then he went forwards, went around in a circle,
and struck the can once more straight in front of the ship.
A sailor who was observing all this now said, "Excuse me, sir, but if I'm ever unfortunate enough to fall into the|but if I am ever unfortunate enough to fall into the sea
while you're steering the ship, please let me swim to shore by myself!"
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