Men also were used as fishermen, canoeists, oarsmen, sailors, and artisans. Canada were suddenly taken captive by armed sailors and soldiers. It saved the lives of thousands of sailors and airmen. Guanyin is frequently worshipped as patron of sailors and fishermen due to this. Thus, many Norwegian sailors and ships were lost. It included a total of 57,000 sailors, marines and airmen. The captain declined and was set ashore with several other sailors. Aberdeen was an initial point of contact between British sailors and local fishermen. All 118 sailors and officers aboard "Kursk" died. Some were merchants, sailors and mercenaries. Shields lost one of the largest proportions of Merchant Navy sailors. The imprisoned sailors and stokers were freed. The incident left 10 Navy sailors missing and five injured. It is among a memorial to sailors who perished during peacetime. The enlisted sailors and NCO are portrayed as apolitical.