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(Message started by: maryl on May 14^th, 2003, 2:43pm)

Title: Ship lying in a well-known sea
Post by maryl on May 14^th, 2003, 2:43pm

Lying in a well-known sea there is a ship that is worth many millions of pounds. The valuable ship completed its long haul to the destination but it was not able to make the return journey. So the ship languishes there to this day, and although everyone knows where it is, no attempt has yet been made to recover it.
What is the name of this ship?

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Title: Re: Ship
Post by bobcat on May 14^th, 2003, 8:09pm

I'm not sure about a name, but I'm thinking it might be [hide] a space ship that has landed in a sea on the moon or a planet [/hide]

Title: Re: Ship
Post by wowbagger on May 15^th, 2003, 1:51am

on 05/14/03 at 20:09:56, bobcat wrote:

I'm not sure about a name, but I'm thinking it might be [hidden]

Well, I don't really know, but I don't think that the ship would be "lying in a well-known sea" in this case. Judging from what the broad public knows about seas.

What fascinates me is the claim that "everyone knows where it is". :-/

Title: Re: Ship
Post by Cauthon on May 15^th, 2003, 11:19am

Well: [hide]The dark spots on the moon are called seas, so it could be one of the landing shuttles that landed in one of them. Apollo 11 landed in the Sea of Tranquility, so it could be that.[/hide]

Title: Re: Ship
Post by wowbagger on May 15^th, 2003, 11:22am

Cauthon,
I know that - well, apart from which sea exactly.
It is with this particular (and maybe intended) solution in mind that I asked whether this sea is "well-known".

Title: Re: Ship
Post by maryl on May 15^th, 2003, 1:15pm

The ship is: [hide]The "Eagle" lunar spaceship module which lies in the Sea of Tranquillity on the moon.[/hide] And the sea is pretty popular considering the name that was given to it.

Title: Re: Ship
Post by Cauthon on May 27^th, 2003, 1:31pm

on 05/15/03 at 13:15:00, maryl wrote:

The ship is: [hide]The "Eagle" lunar spaceship module which lies in the Sea of Tranquillity on the moon.[/hide] And the sea is pretty popular considering the name that was given to it.

That's what I said isn't it?

Title: Re: Ship
Post by wowbagger on May 28^th, 2003, 1:59am

Yes, it is. :)

I wasn't doubting whether your (and bobcat's) answer was the intended one.

Title: Re: Ship lying in a well-known sea
Post by helenp on Dec 17^th, 2007, 6:52am

what was the answer please?

Title: Re: Ship lying in a well-known sea
Post by Ghost Sniper on Dec 17^th, 2007, 8:39am

on 12/17/07 at 06:52:28, helenp wrote:

what was the answer please?

on 05/15/03 at 13:15:00, maryl wrote:

The ship is: [hide]The "Eagle" lunar spaceship module which lies in the Sea of Tranquillity on the moon.[/hide] And the sea is pretty popular considering the name that was given to it.

helenp, can you please read the previous posts before asking a question like that?

Title: Re: Ship lying in a well-known sea
Post by JiNbOtAk on Dec 17^th, 2007, 8:10pm

on 12/17/07 at 06:52:28, helenp wrote:

what was the answer please?

on 12/17/07 at 08:39:06, Ghost Sniper wrote:

helenp, can you please read the previous posts before asking a question like that?

Most probably she's not aware of the hidden text. helenp, highlight the shaded area for the answer.