And all who handle the oar come down from their ships; the sailors and all the pilots of the sea stand on the land, abandoning the maritime world and seeking refuge on shore, suggesting panic and desperate flight. The image of experienced sailors abandoning their ships conveys the absolute horror of the disaster—even those accustomed to sea peril recognize that this is unprecedented. The transition from sea to land symbolizes displacement and loss of the maritime identity that defined these peoples.

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