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Puzzle #48 was MV Princess of the Stars.
MV Princess of the Stars was a passenger ferry owned by Filipino shipping company Sulpicio Lines, that capsized and sank on June 21, 2008, off the coast of San Fernando, Romblon at the height of Typhoon Fengshen, which was locally named by PAGASA as Frank. The storm passed directly over Romblon as a Category 2 typhoon, leading to the capsizing of the vessel; 814 people died as a result of the disaster.
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What the record says
Puzzle 48 ran on 26 Aug 2026 and the answer was MV Princess of the Stars, played with 6 guesses against 7 columns. On the record: Type - ferry; Flag - Philippines; Tonnage - 10-50k; Builder - IHI Corporation. The numbers: Launched - 1980; Length - 192.92 m. 1 of the 7 columns is blank in the source (Status), so nobody could score it either way.
The photograph is by WilliamsQ5, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How it scored
- Type
- ferry
- Flag
- Philippines
- Launched
- 1980
- Tonnage
- 10-50k
- Length
- 192.92 m
- Status
- Not recorded
- Builder
- IHI Corporation