Pirate Debilitation and Disease-ick!

[PyratesKeepe]

A pirate vessel was terminally dank, insufferably damp, and rife with problems ranging from leaks to rotting food to rodents to disease as well as potentially explosive devastation due to a ship's gunpowder storage. Wooden ships didn't make for smooth sailing, given the constant deluge of water seeping in through their hulls. Regardless of fair weather or stormy seas, ships would have to be continually monitored for excess leakage. This was horrifyingly evident in the lowest deck of the ship, the bilge, where stagnant water that couldn't be pumped out became utterly toxic. To make matters worse, the bilge was often filled with rats, which only exacerbated the problem.

[Pew]

A pirate vessel was terminally dank, insufferably damp, and rife with problems ranging from leaks to rotting food to rodents to disease as well as potentially explosive devastation due to a ship's gunpowder storage. Wooden ships didn't make for smooth sailing, given the constant deluge of water seeping in through their hulls. Regardless of fair weather or stormy seas, ships would have to be continually monitored for excess leakage. This was horrifyingly evident in the lowest deck of the ship, the bilge, where stagnant water that couldn't be pumped out became utterly toxic. To make matters worse, the bilge was often filled with rats, which only exacerbated the problem.

No shit. Thanks for the update.

[Jack Roberts]

Hey PyratesKeepe, Try Capt'n Twill. Its where we talk about more historical things. Like what you've posted. Give it a glance.

Welcome by the way.

[Pierre Le Grand]

No shit. Thanks for the update.

Learn something everyday

[Cascabel]

No shit. Thanks for the update.

Well said, Shipmate !! Such eloquence amazes me....