On 17/02/2017 9:27 AM, Kees van Eeten -> David Drummond wrote:

 DD>> I see the expression  "rats jumping ship" used in a derogatory manner.
 DD>> Surely it shows the rats have more smarts than the ship's captain.

 KvE>   An Italian captain did that once, before the passengers were safe, it
was
 KvE>   not appreciated. It was during the unfortunate cruise of the Costa
Concordia.

I'm sure that he appreciated not being one of the drowned.

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Regards
David

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