Often on the North Atlantic, the weather coupled with mind-numbing fatigue, could be as deadly a foe as the enemy. A ship could founder in heavy seas or ram another in fog. In winter, ice build-up from waves washing over the deck, could even cause a ship to become top heavy and turn over. Shifting cargo could cause issues especially ordnance. Boilers blew too. Most likely a straggler may have had a collision earlier with another vessel.
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