ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½

Available for over a year

The loss of a passenger overboard is a tragedy for anyone personally involved and bad news for the vessel that's carrying that passenger. But it happens surprisingly often. There have been more than 325 Man Overboard situations - also referred to as MOBs - over the past 18 years. Rosie Spinks of quartz.com has been investigating. (Image: American actor Bert Roach clings to a life preserver in a still from director Archie Mayo's film, 'Money Talks'. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)