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) the connotations involved in that sentence, and that was simply it". There was some talk of Yvonne Elliman recording "How Deep Is Your Love," but, according to Barry, their manager Robert Stigwood said, "You've got to do this song yourself, you should not give it to anybody". "How Deep Is Your Love" was released as a single in September 1977 everywhere except in the UK, where it was released on 14 October 1977. By the time "Children of the World" was recorded, it was pretty much established that Barry was now the primary vocalist of the group, mostly being falsetto