A woman with fear of drowning middle of an ocean

A woman with a morbid fear of drowning is on a ship in the middle of an ocean.

Nervously , she asks a crew member ‘just how far away from land are we?’

Calmly, he reassures her ‘ you have nothing to worry about miss ,

we’re only 5 miles from land.’

Relieved, she inquires ‘oh, in which direction?’

‘That would be straight down’, he replies……