A Regular ship tattoo symbolizes going or sailing through life easily, and simply a ghost ship tattoo is the opposite; going through life very hard.
Songs for a Sinking Ship was created in 2010.
This Sinking Ship was created on 2007-02-20.
which prince died on the sinking of the white ship
Rats desert a sinking ship.
A ship wheel tattoo symbolises a constant change of direction in life and suggests that the person with the tattoo is in control but is still searching for where they would like to drop anchor and settle down.
Slow Note from a Sinking Ship was created in 1995.
My Beautiful Sinking Ship was created on 2001-09-04.
I think "rats" is likely to mean "coward" who run away when they have a problem. If some one, or some people run when difficulties arise, or when things get bad, they are compared to rats deserting a sinking ship. The rats only care for their own safety, and will not stay to help prevent the ship from sinking or to help others
The passengers who left the sinking ship first were the women and their children
The people who were the first priority to be saved when the ship was sinking were the woman and children
An anchor..