Question

1. (a)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow,
Naval architects never clair, that a ship in unsinkable, but the sinking of the
passenger-and-car ferry Estonia in the Baltic, surely should have never
happened. It was well designed and carefully maintained. It carried the
proper nur.ber of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the day of its
fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over and sank in a cold,
stormy night. Of those who managed to scramble overboard, only 139
survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could get therı.
The final death toll arounted to 912 souls
(1) Where did the ferry sink?
(11) Why should the accident never have happened?
(iii) What was the effect of the accident?
(iv) What was the passenger-and-care ferry called?
Give the synonym
for, 'fatal'.​

Answer 1

1- Estonia in the Baltic.
2- It took many lives
3- Many people died before the rescuers could get them
4-Naval architects
Fatal synonym- deathly or tragic