FYI. The ships aren't sinking. They might and that's where you come. You have to save them and make sure the ship doesn't sink. Two puppies won't sink a ship. But a lot of smartass hoomans will.
Puzzle: There are two ships. You can only save one. Which one would you save? First one has to two puppies. Second one has a diverse pool of intellectual humans. @darking2jarlie; It's simple. You take a rescue boat to the second ship. Board all intellectual humans on it. Let 'em go. Press the detonator. Boom! Problem solved. Diverse problems require Anarchist solutions.