Crime
Light Fingers
Level 3 · Hard
During a sea inspection, men throw valuable cargo overboard and watch it sink. After officers leave, they stay nearby. They have no diving equipment.
- Choose a narrator: they read the answer privately and hide it.
- Read the premise aloud. Answers: yes, no or irrelevant.
- When the game ends, mark the puzzle as played.
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The answer
They were smugglers. The sealed crates would float, but each carried salt ballast in a permeable bag. Water dissolved the salt and removed the weight holding them down. Still sealed, the crates rose and were recovered. Throwing them overboard created temporary concealment rather than abandoning the cargo.