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In ‘Jamaica Inn’, Joss Merlyn confesses to dampening the bells on bell buoys during fog to lure ships to wreck on the rocks. Was this actually a method used by wreckers (in Cornwall or anywhere) and would it have been effective at luring ships?

by /u/palmtreesplz in /r/AskHistorians

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