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Puzzle #36 was MV Salem Express.
MV Salem Express was an Egyptian-French passenger ship that sank in the Red Sea. It is notable due to the heavy loss of life which occurred when she sank shortly after striking a reef at around 11:13pm on December 14, 1991. The majority of passengers were Moroccan-French.
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What the record says
Puzzle 36 ran on 14 Aug 2026 and the answer was MV Salem Express, played with 6 guesses against 7 columns. On the record: Type - ferry; Flag - France; Tonnage - 1-10k. The numbers: Launched - 1960; Length - 110.29 m. 2 of the 7 columns are blank in the source (Status and Builder), so nobody could score them either way.
The photograph is by Francoa79, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How it scored
- Type
- ferry
- Flag
- France
- Launched
- 1960
- Tonnage
- 1-10k
- Length
- 110.29 m
- Status
- Not recorded
- Builder
- Not recorded