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Puzzle #77 was MTS Oceanos.
MTS Oceanos was a French-built and Greek-owned cruise ship that sank in 1991 when it suffered uncontrolled flooding. Her captain, Yiannis Avranas, and some of the crew fled the ship without helping the passengers; they were later convicted of negligence. The ship's entertainers made a mayday transmission, launched lifeboats, and helped South African Marines land on the ship from naval helicopters.
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What the record says
Puzzle 77 ran on 24 Sep 2026 and the answer was MTS Oceanos, played with 6 guesses against 7 columns. On the record: Type - cruise; Flag - South Africa; Status - wreck. The numbers: Launched - 1950; Length - 153 m. 2 of the 7 columns are blank in the source (Tonnage and Builder), so nobody could score them either way.
The photograph is by K. BigFriend, licensed Public domain.
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How it scored
- Type
- cruise
- Flag
- South Africa
- Launched
- 1950
- Tonnage
- Not recorded
- Length
- 153 m
- Status
- wreck
- Builder
- Not recorded