It looks like some people have discovered the value of float-testing. I seem to remember an incident in 1973 when a particularly obnoxious ensign aboard the USS White Plains was summarily float tested one dark, moonless night off San Diego for some supposedly dear offences. His literal saving grace was the Soviet AGI intelligence trawler trailing the White Plains. They spotted him in the water and picked him up, returning him to the warm embraces of his crew. If I remember correctly, none of the crew were ever charged with anything and the much-chastened ensign became a much more understanding fellow.
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