Finally on getting home I saw this and thought of Alan H. I was reading this online:
Cats were looked upon as good luck charms by sailors, they were believed to have miraculous powers that could protect ships from dangerous weather. Such was the cat's influence that fishermen's wives kept black cats at home to prevent disaster at sea. If a cat approached a sailor on deck, it meant good luck, but if it only came halfway and then retreated, it meant bad luck.
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