It didn't say that all the rings were given out at that time, but it does say that some of the 9 were black Numenoreans. He would have never left the ring behind. When he fell into the destruction of Numenor he would have needed the extra power the ring held to get back to Mordor, he certainly didn't swim or go by boat.
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*~*Call me a relic, call me what you will.
Say I'm old fashioned , say I'm over the hill.
That old whine ain't got no soul.
I'll stick to Old Toby and a Hobbit hole.*~*
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