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Liftboat Risks & Challenges

On August 11, 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard 1. _____ to a 145-foot offshore liftboat located about 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana to evacuate two crew members affected by a fire on board. Although the fire 2. _____, the workers required a medevac for further evaluation and treatment.

Liftboats 3. _____ to remove the motion of the sea, yet they introduce their own set of risks, like fire, that owners, operators, and designers must control.

(Adapted from: https://gcaptain.com/)

Read the excerpt below and mark the correct option.

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D) 1. dispatched / 2. was extinguished / 3. were designed

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A) 1. had been dispatched / 2. had been extinguished / 3. were designed

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B) 1. had dispatched / 2. extinguished / 3. are designed

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C) 1. was being dispatched / 2. extinguished / 3. are designed

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E) 1. was dispatched / 2. had been extinguished / 3. are designed

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