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
How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song) TV special shown in December 2011, it was voted "The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song" by ITV viewers. It was originally intended for Yvonne Elliman, but she later recorded "If I Can't Have You" instead. During the Bee Gees' 2001 "Billboard" magazine interview, Barry reportedly said that "How Deep Is Your Love" was his favorite Bee Gees song. Besides "Saturday Night Fever", the song has also been featured in other films such as "Donnie Brasco", "Ready to Rumble", "Forever Fever", "Tongan Ninja", "Anger Management", "Adam's Apples", "Disco", "Sex and the City", "A Dog's Purpose" and "Baywatch", and in television shows