General Riddles

The captain of a ship was telling this interesting story: "We traveled the sea far and wide. At one time, two of my sailors were standing on opposite sides of the ship. One was looking west and the other one east. And at the same time, they could see each other clearly." How can that be possible?
The marines were standing back against the sides of the ship so they were looking at each other. It does not matter where the ship is (of course it does not apply to the North and South Pole).

When is a man drowned, but still not wet?
When he's trapped in quicksand.

I don't have legs but I have hands. I can run but I can't walk. Who am I?
A clock.

What is always coming but never arrives?
Tomorrow.

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

I am heavy and have an odd shape. You drop me when you need me and pick me up when you don't need me. Who am I?
Ship anchor

An American woman living in Australia was refused a burial in India. Why?
Living people can't be buried, isn't it!

I am pronounced with only one letter but written with three letters. Two different letters are used to write me. My color varies from black, blue, green, brown, grey etc. Who am I?

I go around the world, but always stay in a corner.
Postal Stamp

A headless man had a letter to write; It was read by a man who had lost his sight. The dumb repeated it word for word; And deaf was he who listened and heard. Solve this riddle.
The letter in question is the letter "O". It is zero. The man had nothing to write. The blind could read nothing. The person who was dumb could repeat nothing. The deaf man listened and heard nothing.

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