A passenger ship sank as a result of a hole in its hull. Normally, when a punctured ship sinks as rapidly as this boat did, water does not enter the ship quickly enough for it to be fully flooded when it reaches the ocean floor. Full flooding occurs more often, however, when the puncture is the result of sabotage. Any ship that sinks deep into the ocean when not fully flooded will implode. Photographs of the boat on the ocean floor reveal that it did not implode. Which one of the following must be true on the basis of the information above?
A. The passenger ship was constructed so as to reduce the risk of sinking by impact.
B. If the passenger ship became fully flooded, it did so only after it reached the ocean floor.
C. If the passenger ship was not sunk by sabotage, water flooded into it at an unusually rapid rate.
D. When ships are punctured by sabotage, the hole formed in the hull is generally wider than when the puncture is accidental.
E. The passenger ship was strongly constructed so as to resist imploding under deep-sea pressure.
OA is C
A. The passenger ship was constructed so as to reduce the risk of sinking by impact.
B. If the passenger ship became fully flooded, it did so only after it reached the ocean floor.
C. If the passenger ship was not sunk by sabotage, water flooded into it at an unusually rapid rate.
D. When ships are punctured by sabotage, the hole formed in the hull is generally wider than when the puncture is accidental.
E. The passenger ship was strongly constructed so as to resist imploding under deep-sea pressure.
OA is C
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