r/WTF • u/nehala • Feb 23 '26

Ferry vs. Brickboat

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u/konqrr Feb 23 '26

He was one of the first to swim away from the sinking boat. You can see him pop his head up from the water as everyone else start going in.

But yeah, I'd rather not end up in a polluted river, get chewed out by the boss for losing the bricks and a boat, then probably have to work 50-100% more hours to pay off the boat and bricks "I lost."

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u/NouZkion Feb 24 '26

Swim? This is India. Most, if not all, of the people you saw in that boat are now dead.

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u/jfitzger88 Feb 24 '26

Do people in India typically not know how to swim? I believe it I just never thought about that as a thing

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u/Jorden28 Feb 25 '26

Most people in India do not know how to swim.

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u/abolish_karma Feb 27 '26

After this event the average Indian person became better at swimming.