I have also noticed that if you sink ships and they are simply sitting on the bottom or are on their way down and you save the game they can be back on the surface next time. since the game has not totally gotten rid of them in essence they are still viable.
Last near land load of a saved game I had left me with absolutely no crew men at all. Dead in the water and no crew to run anything. I hadnt lost much but it was sure weird to not even see crew slots on the personal tab. No slots not even lined out boxes where they should have been and also no equipment showing up on the boat. nothing like being the only one on the boat and stuck in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
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