T W A U The Chase, From Yesterday.....
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The actual phrase: "worse things happen at sea" did not appear as such until the publication of Neville Shute's 'No Highway' published in the 1940s.
I'm fascinated by Liz's suggestion of nautical naughtiness of some sort, but it doesn't seem to be supported by the written historical record, I'm afraid.