Life at sea

Utah-represent
Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:58:42 +0000

Mom (Utahmom)-
Did my brother really not tell you what the tattoos meant? Or how he got them?

The “rooster” and pig represent safety at sea. He (brother) was telling me about how back in sailing days of old when wooden ships and sails were the style, that those tattoos began. When one ship would come across the wreckage of different ship, all that was alive after a couple days would be the roosters and the pigs. This is because the fat content in both animals makes them float better than most other animals. The tattoos are a sign of safety at sea. They are to protect you from drowning, which is an important concern of Navy Divers!

As for how he got them… well you can ask him that…

-Utah-represent