A single unsealed door sank the Oceanos cruise ship.

Evidence

The ship began taking in water due to a door that had not been sealed properly, and began to list and then sink. The crew abandoned the 500- plus passengers, who were then stranded for several hours until eventually being airlifted to safety. — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 29

Categorization

  • CANDY: A single improperly sealed door dooming a full cruise ship is a memorably grim but lightweight trivia anecdote.
  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — John Drury and Chris Cocking and Steve Reicher, Everyone for themselves? A comparative…, 29