puzzle answers

[totient]

The object in my last puzzle post is the MV Torm Alexandra.

The key to finding the shortest palindromic pangram is the phrase "wonky mix".

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[deguspice.livejournal.com]

You can read about the accident at: http://www.cargolaw.com/2001nightmare.heavymetal.html
(the page is badly laid out, and has a brief, but annoying sound file)