Another fun fact: British lifeboat books specify “colza” oil for sea anchor work, as Hornblower mentioned. Colza oil is another name for what is called in the UK and Europe rapeseed oil. Rapeseed (pronounced rape-seed) is what is called in the USA “canola” oil. Another example of marketing to make an awful sounding food product sound better. That’s why you order king crab now instead of “spider crab”.
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