Thread:Sibunafoeye/@comment-24217012-20140520114755/@comment-6517819-20140607201800

Yeah! I'm glad you're back! I'm so happy!!!! (I dunno how to do a really happy face, so I'm just gonna do a smiley face) :)

Anyway, hint number one:

After two round trips (meaning both to the island and the ship) the boat returns to the ship. At this point, 18 minutes have passed. But since the ship hasn't sunk, there's no reason why the boat can't pick up a few more passengers.

That's right, the boat has time to pick up three loads of passengers.

Here's the riddle again so you don't have to look for it in the comments.

15 people are aboard a ship that is going to sink in exactly 20 minutes. Their only chance at living another day lies within a 5 person row boat stowed on the ship. To make matters worse, they are surrounded by man eating sharks; so swimming to safty is out of the question.

A round trip to the nearest island takes exactly 9 minutes on the boat. How many people will live to see another sunrise?