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.

The word evacuate means to ...

a. leave the ship
b. put out the fire
c. use the lifeboats
d. save the passengers

G. Nisaa · Accepted Answer

Jawaban yang benar adalah pilihan jawaban A.

Soal menanyakan makna kata 'Evacuate'.

Kata 'Evacuate' atau 'Evakuasi' merupakan kata yang digunakan untuk menjauh atau meninggalkan bahaya.

Berikut merupakan pilihan jawaban yang tersedia dan terjemahannya, yaitu:
a. leave the ship (Meninggalkan kapal)
b. put out the fire (Mematikan api)
c. use the lifeboats (Menggunakan sekoci)
d. save the passengers (Menyelamatkan penumpang)

Berdasarkan pembahasan di atas, dapat diketahui bahwa pilihan jawaban yang mendekati makna 'Evacuate' adalah 'Leave the ship'.

Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah pilihan jawaban A.

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