Lol, yes it is true, the devs added it back in January, you can read about it in the announcement section of the forum.
Game Development: The Danger Zone
Postby jorb ยป Tue Jan 19, 2016 2:07 am
We've been developing, and here's what's new.
New Implementations
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All things dropped in the water are now saved. Sometimes these goods wash up on beaches, and sometimes you can catch them while fishing.
Items dropped in the water can reappear anywhere and maybe the bark reinforcement was in the inventory of someone who drowned ... it is one of the more fun features in the game I think, you do mostly fish up rubbish but occasionally you get lucky and reel in something of value or something you actually could use.

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