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Illustration for the riddle “The Deserted Yacht”

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The Deserted Yacht

In the middle of the ocean, a yacht is found afloat, deserted, in perfect condition. Several bodies float in the water around it. The sea is calm and the passengers' belongings are untouched on board. What happened?

The solution

Uncover this answer in Post Mortem. In the app, the narrator answers your questions as you piece together the story.

Available on Google Play and the App Store.

Where do you start?

Read the scene again and separate the facts from your assumptions. With a narrator who knows the answer, ask one question at a time. They answer yes, no or irrelevant.