Custom of the sea
Unofficial custom practised by officers and crew of ships on the open ocean / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A custom of the sea is a custom said to be practiced by the officers and crew of ships and boats in the open sea, as distinguished from maritime law, which is a distinct and coherent body of law governing maritime questions and offenses.
Among these customs was the practice of cannibalism among shipwrecked survivors, by the drawing of lots to decide who would be killed and eaten so that the others might survive.[1][2]