Questão 2 Comentada - Escola de Formação de Oficiais da Marinha Mercante (EFOMM) - Marinheiro (2021)

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Inland cargo ship ran aground, damaged, may break in two, Western Scheldt


Inland cargo ship MVS SOWNENT loaded with soil ran aground at around 1750 UTC April 14 on Western Scheldt near Baalhoek, Netherlands, while sailing downstream. The ship suffered serious damages, hull is breached, understood to get cracks, but there's no immediate danger of breaking. She was refloated and taken below grounding site, to be offloaded and after that, towed to Hansweert.


(Adapted from https://www.fleetmon.com/services/vesselrisk-rating/)


It is possible to infer from the excerpt that

  • A the coastal freighter MVS SOWNENT was disabled and adrift.
  • B the vessel nearly turned turtle clear of land.
  • C the ship managed to avoid flood damage.
  • D the main frame of the vesselis rifted.
  • E before being discharged, the vessel was hauled to Hansweert.