We could find no stories of people being placed into the brig and freely roaming the ship afterward. Once behind bars, the accused are typically held until authorities can take over at the next port.

Soon afterward he floated near a boat belonging to the brig, in which was the ship's cook. WHITE managed to get into the boat with the cook, and floated at the mercy of the waves. During the day ...

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