Ship Sinks – All Rescued

Penang, Sat. The holiday...

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Ship Sinks – All Rescued

Penang, Sat. The holiday cruise ship; Sun Vista sank in the Straits of Malacca yesterday after its engine caught fire. The ship was on its way to Singapore from Thailand. All the 461 passengers and 632 crew members were rescued.

The fire started in the engine room at about 2.00 p.m. The passengers were moved to the open upper decks for safety.

Some passengers song My Heart Will Go On while black smoke was billowing from the engine room.

The captain gave the order to evacuate the ship at 5.30 p.m. to all crew. The passengers were ordered to get into the sixteen lifeboats. Some passengers panicked when there was as shortage of life-jackets. The passengers remained in lifeboats for several hours. They waited for rescue ships.

The Royal Malaysian Navy sent nine vessels to the rescue. Marine police boats were the first to reach the scene at 12.05 a.m. More boats including Penang Port tugboats and two Langkawi ferries also rushed to the rescue.

Some passengers panicked because ...

a. they waited for several hours
b. there were only sixteen lifeboats
c. they were moved to the uppendecks
d. there were not enough life jackets

A. Mursyidatul · Accepted Answer

Jawaban yang benar adalah ''d. there were not enough life jackets''.

Soal menanyakan alasan beberapa penumpang panik.

Opsi jawaban:
a. mereka menunggu selama beberapa jam.
b. hanya ada enam belas sekoci.
c. mereka dipindahkan ke dek atas.
d. tidak ada cukup jaket pelampung.

Pada teksnya tertera ''Some passengers panicked when there was as shortage of life-jackets.'' (Beberapa penumpang panik ketika terjadi kekurangan jaket pelampung.)

Dapat disimpulkan bahwa alasan beberapa penumpang panik adalah karena tidak ada cukup jaket pelampung.

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah ''d. there were not enough life jackets''.

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