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by **WiZ** » Fri May 27, 2022 3:56 am

Why did a responsible man order his subordinates to pour oil into the sea?

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by **GalFisk** » Fri May 27, 2022 9:05 pm

Oil: mineral? Crude? Vegetable? Animal? Whale oil? Snake oil? Olive oil?
Edit: oops, didn't see the OAATP. Fixed.

by **Sarisberie** » Sun May 29, 2022 4:02 pm

Was he/they on a ship, boat, raft, other thing, at the time?

by **JenBurdoo1** » Sun May 29, 2022 11:47 pm

Are date or location relevant?

by **WiZ** » Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:56 am

GalFisk

Oil: mineral? this Crude? Vegetable? Animal? Whale oil? Snake oil? Olive oil?

Sarisberie

Was he/they on a ship this, yes , boat, raft, other thing, at the time?

JenBurdoo

Are date or location relevant? yes to both

by **GalFisk** » Wed Jun 01, 2022 6:06 am

Was the intended effect to: pollute? Calm the waves? Create an oil slick? A fire hazard? Be seen? Be misidentified as a damaged ship? Dispose of the oil? Lighten the ship?

by **Sundowner64** » Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:37 am

Did they want to do something more with the oil after pouring it into the sea? Burn it?

by **Sarisberie** » Wed Jun 01, 2022 7:02 pm

Did it happen on [list of dates]?

by **JenBurdoo1** » Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:54 pm

Did it happen in [List of Places]?

by **WiZ** » Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:53 am

GalFisk

Was the intended effect to: pollute? Calm the waves? this Create an oil slick? A fire hazard? Be seen? Be misidentified as a damaged ship? Dispose of the oil? Lighten the ship?

Sundowner

Did they want to do something more with the oil after pouring it into the sea? no Burn it?

Sarisberie

Did it happen on [list of dates]? In the interests of not giving away too much (and the fact that this is clearly an open-ended question wearing a felt moustache), I will say early 20th century.

Jenburdoo

Did it happen in [List of Places]? In the ocean - and I think my future OAATPs will include a house rule banning lists containing large infinities.

by **Sundowner64** » Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:02 am

Did they attempt to rescue people from a lifeboat or a sinking ship?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jun 27, 2022 11:55 am

Is there a war or other disaster?

by **JenBurdoo1** » Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:24 am

Is a storm or other weather phenomenon relevant?

by **trebor2** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:12 pm

Was the ship in question involved in the Titanic disaster?

by **Sarisberie** » Tue Jul 05, 2022 9:33 pm

Did they "pour oil on troubled waters" to attempt to calm the waves, either actually or metaphorically?

by **WiZ** » Mon Aug 22, 2022 4:39 am

Sundowner

Did they attempt to rescue people from a lifeboat or a sinking ship? yes

GalFisk

Is there a war no or other disaster? yes

JenBurdoo

Is a storm potentially or other weather phenomenon not 'weather' precisely, but ORT relevant?

Trebor

Was the ship in question involved in the Titanic disaster? yes (although in principle could have applied to any number of other ships)

Sarisberie

Did they "pour oil on troubled waters" to attempt to calm the waves, either actually or metaphorically? yes, very good

***** SPOILER *****

He was the captain of HMS Carpathia, the ship that received the lifeboats from the Titanic. By pouring water into the ocean, the waves were calmed and it became safer for the lifeboats to draw up alongside the ship.

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