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Did you know... that after SS Umona was torpedoed and sank off the coast of Sierra Leone in 1941, survivors used the reflective surface of a tobacco tin to attract the attention of potential rescuers?
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I don't think Lascar as a term for sailors from the Indian subcontinent is in general use anymore. I'm not sure, being a U.S. English speaker, but does it have a vaguely racist tone — ??? Sca (talk) 16:48, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]