Poseidon ship disaster
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The Poseidon ship disaster refers to the fictional catastrophic capsizing of the luxury ocean liner SS Poseidon, depicted in the novel and film adaptations of "The Poseidon Adventure."
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| Poseidon ship disaster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23481434 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poseidon ship disaster Context triple: [James Martin, associatedWith, Poseidon ship disaster]
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La Pérouse shipwreck
The La Pérouse shipwreck refers to the remains of the French explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse’s lost expedition, whose ships were wrecked near Vanikoro Island in the late 18th century.
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B.
1816 Méduse shipwreck
The 1816 Méduse shipwreck was a notorious French naval disaster off the coast of Senegal that led to horrific loss of life and a scandal over incompetence and survival cannibalism, later immortalized in art and literature.
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C.
Caroline tragedy
Caroline tragedy is a form of early 17th-century English drama characterized by its somber tone, moral complexity, and association with the reign of King Charles I.
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D.
Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
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E.
Three Brothers shipwreck
The Three Brothers shipwreck is the remains of a wooden freighter that ran aground in 1911 near South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan and is now a notable historic diving and sightseeing site.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poseidon ship disaster Target entity description: The Poseidon ship disaster refers to the fictional catastrophic capsizing of the luxury ocean liner SS Poseidon, depicted in the novel and film adaptations of "The Poseidon Adventure."
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A.
La Pérouse shipwreck
The La Pérouse shipwreck refers to the remains of the French explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse’s lost expedition, whose ships were wrecked near Vanikoro Island in the late 18th century.
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B.
1816 Méduse shipwreck
The 1816 Méduse shipwreck was a notorious French naval disaster off the coast of Senegal that led to horrific loss of life and a scandal over incompetence and survival cannibalism, later immortalized in art and literature.
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C.
Caroline tragedy
Caroline tragedy is a form of early 17th-century English drama characterized by its somber tone, moral complexity, and association with the reign of King Charles I.
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D.
Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
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E.
Three Brothers shipwreck
The Three Brothers shipwreck is the remains of a wooden freighter that ran aground in 1911 near South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan and is now a notable historic diving and sightseeing site.
- F. None of above. chosen
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