Fathom was upset and rose to the surface. A "shot", one of the forged lengths of chain joined by shackles to form an anchor cable, was usually 15 fathoms long (). A "shackle", a length of cable or chain equal to 12.5 fathoms or 75 feet. In 1949, the British navy redefined the shackle to be 15 fathoms. In Finland, fathom ("syli") is sometimes, albeit seldom, used as a maritime unit, of a nautical mile and of cable length. It is customary, when burying the dead, to bury the coffin at least to a depth of a fathom, or "six feet
Fathom (cruise line) role, she reports directly to Arnold Donald. Fathom (cruise line) Fathom Travel Ltd., stylized as "fathom", is a cruise line based in Doral, Florida, a suburb of Miami, USA. It is registered in the United Kingdom, and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. The line is designed to operate in the "social impact travel" market. Without any ships of its own, Fathom currently uses other ships within the Carnival Corporation to operate its cruises. Carnival announced Fathom's establishment on June 4, 2015. Beginning in April 2016, Fathom will operate what Carnival calls “social impact travel” journeys lasting seven days from