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Keelhauling was a ~~type~~ of ~~naval execution~~ and ~~torture that consisted~~ of a victim ~~being tied~~ to a ~~rope and dragged under~~ a ~~boat~~, ~~usually until they drowned -~~ the practice was ~~so brutal it so became part of naval~~ lore.

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'''Keelhauling''' is a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punishment punishment] meted out to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor sailors] at sea. The sailor was tied to a line that looped beneath the vessel, thrown overboard on one side of the ship, and dragged under the ship's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keel keel], either from one side of the ship to the other, or the length of the ship (from bow to stern). As the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_%28ship%29 hull] was usually covered in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle barnacles] and other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_%28ocean%29 marine] growth, if the offender was pulled quickly, keelhauling would typically result in serious [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wound cuts], loss of limbs and even decapitation. If the victim was dragged slowly, his weight might lower him sufficiently to miss the barnacles, but this method would frequently result in his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drown drowning].

Keelhauling was legally permitted as a punishment in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Navy Dutch Navy]. The earliest official mention of keelhauling is a Dutch ordinance of 1560, and the practice was not formally abolished until 1853. Keelhauling has become strongly associated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate pirate] lore.

Today, keelhauling can refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnaker_sheet spinnaker sheets] getting stuck under the hull after dousing the sail. This occurs especially in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinghy dinghy] sailboats such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_2 Laser 2] because nothing prevents the sheet from being pulled under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_%28ship%29 bow].

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-Keelhauling was a type of naval execution and torture that consisted of a victim being tied to a rope and dragged under a boat, usually until they drowned - the practice was so brutal it so became part of naval lore.
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+'''Keelhauling''' is a form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punishment punishment] meted out to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor sailors] at sea. The sailor was tied to a line that looped beneath the vessel, thrown overboard on one side of the ship, and dragged under the ship's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keel keel], either from one side of the ship to the other, or the length of the ship (from bow to stern). As the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_%28ship%29 hull] was usually covered in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle barnacles] and other [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_%28ocean%29 marine] growth, if the offender was pulled quickly, keelhauling would typically result in serious [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wound cuts], loss of limbs and even decapitation. If the victim was dragged slowly, his weight might lower him sufficiently to miss the barnacles, but this method would frequently result in his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drown drowning].
+Keelhauling was legally permitted as a punishment in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Navy Dutch Navy]. The earliest official mention of keelhauling is a Dutch ordinance of 1560, and the practice was not formally abolished until 1853. Keelhauling has become strongly associated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate pirate] lore.
+Today, keelhauling can refer to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnaker_sheet spinnaker sheets] getting stuck under the hull after dousing the sail. This occurs especially in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinghy dinghy] sailboats such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_2 Laser 2] because nothing prevents the sheet from being pulled under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bow_%28ship%29 bow].
+[[Category:Torturer]]
+[[Category:Murderer]]
+[[Category:Villainous Event]]