[ WP ] The young sailor went up on deck to retrieve a piece of gear . When the ship rolled , he lost his balance , falling over the railing . When he came to the surface , the ship was steaming into the distance . No one had seen him fall .

Well this is great, Dave thought to himself. I'm stranded at sea and no one realizes I fell overboard. 
 Dave looked around himself while treading water. In one direction his ship was sailing along smoothly, getting ever farther away. In all other directions, an expanse of sea with no land in sight. 
 `` There's no way I'm going to survive this. I'm going to drown before they ever come back.'' Dave mumbled to himself. 
 Nonetheless, he began to swim in the direction of his ship, which was now becoming a speck on the horizon. Dave kept going until he felt exhausted, and decided to float for a bit. 
 It's no use, He thought. I'm a dead man walking... or floating really.'' 
 Dave closed his eyes and resigned himself to the end. He relaxed his body, and slipped beneath the surface of the water. After struggling for a moment against his body's instinct to go up to breathe, Dave's world faded away. 
 
 The sun shone down on Dave's face, making him cringe as he woke up. 
 That's weird, I should be dead, but as far as I can tell I'm still alive. 
 `` You're lucky we found you when we did, sir. You were drowning and we managed to pull you aboard.'' A man with a crooked smile peered down at Dave. 
 `` Who are you?'' Dave asked. 
 `` Why, we're just a bunch of men looking for a captain, and you seem like a right seafaring young lad.'' Another man interjected, this one with a long scraggly beard. 
 `` I'm not quite sure I'm qualified,'' Dave answered. `` I've never been a captain before.'' 
 `` Not to worry,'' a third man chipped in. `` We'll do most of the work; we just need a man to look to for leadership and we ca n't agree amongst ourselves. Though if you really want to avoid being captain, we can wait for the next man we see drowning in the waves.'' 
 Dave considered his options, and looked around at the ship he was on. Everything was made from a dark wood, and parts looked almost green with rot. The ship was definitely not in the best condition. 
 `` Maybe I can be captain'til we reach port, but then I'll have to step down.'' Dave decided. The men all let out great big laughs. 
 `` What's you name, sir?'' The bearded man asked. 
 `` Dave. Dave Jones.'' 
 `` Well, Mister Davy Jones, it looks like you're our captain forever then, because this ship never reaches port, just like all the men on board.'' He chuckled. 
 
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