One day there was a ship approaching the shore of the sea. While everybody is watching it approaching seashore all of sudden it started to sink. There was no storm or cyclone or fire. What could have been the reason for sink?
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There must have been a hole under the ship...
No Exothika, It was a Submarine. Priya got it wrong but posted comment in another article
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