Unsinkable Ship

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Unsinkable Ship Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-car ferryEstonia in the Baltic surely should never have happened. It was well designed and carefullymaintained. It carried the proper number 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. It went downso uickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no chance to savethemselves! "f those who managed to scramble overboard, only #$% survived. &he rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. &he final death toll amountedto %#' souls. (owever, there were an unpleasant number of uestions about why the Estonia sank and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life, while most of the dead were women,children and the elderly.

1. One can understand from the reading that ----.

)* the lifesaving e uipment did not work well and lifeboats could not be loweredB* design faults and incompetent crew contributed to the sinking of the Estonia ferry+* #$% people managed to leave the vessel but died in free ing water * naval architects claimed that the Estonia was unsinkableE* most victims were trapped inside the boat as they were in their cabins

2. It is clear from the passage that the survivors of the accident ----.

)* helped one another to overcome the tragedy that had affected them allB* were mostly young men but women, children and the elderly stood little chance+* helped save hundreds of lives* are still suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder E* told the investigators nothing about the accident

3. According to the passage !hen the "stonia sank ----.

)* there were only #$% passengers on boardB* few of the passengers were asleep+* there were enough lifeboats for the number of people on board* faster reaction by the crew could have increased the Estonia s chances of survivalE* all the passengers had already moved out into the open decks

#anuatu challenge $rench %av& arrest of 'hinese boaton '/ ecember '0#$

#anuatu(s )irector for $oreign Affairs sa&s *anak +eaders in %e! 'aledonia have offered toapproach $rench authorities on behalf of #anuatu over the illegal arrest of the 'hinese fishingboat ,u u 11 b& the $rench %av& on October 2/ this &ear.

&he +aptain of the fishing boat was prosecuted in Noumea and found guilty of trespassing andfishing illegally in 1rench maritime waters and fined 2.2 million 34 dollars, and his catch andfishing boat confiscated by the 1rench.

(owever Yvon Basil says his "ffice is going to ask the 5anak 6eaders to speak to the 1renchauthorities over the issue.


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&he 7anuatu 8overnment insists that the +hinese fishing boat was fishing in 7anuatu waters whenit was illegally arrested by the 1rench Navy.

&he 9aritime Boundary +oordinator &ony &evi says the 1rench Navy acted on a new 1rench boundary line which the 1rench authorities drew without the courtesy of discussing it with 7anuatu.

0uestions

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$* ;hat happened on '0 "ctober '0#$:

/* ;hat crime did the captain of the fishing boat commit according to the 1rench authorities:

2* ;hy are the 1rench authorities accused of being disrespectful and impolite:

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Ital& Undertakes +onel& " pensive 5ission 6o Aid 5igrants At Sea#. (ow many unauthori ed migrants travel each year to Italy:

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&housands of unauthori ed migrants travel by boat each year to Italy. &heir ourney from North)frica across the 9editerranean can be perilous as 4ylvia >oggioli reports, there is a top-securitynaval coumpound on the outskirts of Fome that Italy is using to tackle one of Europe s ma or crises!

Feports of migrant boats in distress have become a near-daily news headline over the past year. 6ast"ctober '0#$, twin shipwrecks killed more than $00 migrants. &hat prompted Italy to order its navy

to conduct search-and-rescue operations to save lives and capture smugglers.&he operation is called 9are Nostrum, or G"ur 4ea,G the ancient Fomans name for the9editerranean. $0 miles out of Fome, seats Fear )dm. 9ichele 4aponaro, head of operations at4anta Fosa naval command centre. (e points to a large screen with the naval area of operation!nearly $0,000 s uare miles. &he biggest migrant cloud comes from 6ibya, now gripped bylawlessness, or Eritreans, 4yrians or 4ub 4aharian )fricans.

4mugglers, 4aponaro says, use any craft they can find.

G&hose leaving 6ibyan soil


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6he $rench Ask Should 7e 4e 4uilding 7arships $or 8ussia9#. ;ho is trying to punish Fussia:

'. ;hy:

$. ;hat backlash= repercussions can there be:

/. ;hat is the lucrative economic deal signed between 1rance and Fussia :2. ;here are built the military vessels:

?. (ow much money does it represent for 1rance:

@. ;hen was the contract signed:

A. )ccording to Bruno 6e 9aire, what should 1rance do:

%. ;hy is it a sensitive issue and politicians prefer not to speak about it or give interviewsabout it:

#0. ;hy can the 3k and 8ermany be blamed too, ust like 1rance:

##. ;hat information do you have on those two ships :

&he 34 and the European 3nion are trying to punish Fussia. &hey want to be ceratin the Fussianauthorities pay the price for grabbing parts of 3kraine. But here is the problem! )merican andEuropean firms do business with Fussia so economic sanctions can rip the ;est as well. 1rance foreDample is building two war ships for the Fussian Navy. 1rench president 1ranHois (ollande sayshe wants to go through with that very lucrative deal though he is facing increasing pressure to call itoff. (ere is Eleanor Beardsley s report from >aris. ) television reporter with Fussia today hails thenew 1rench Fussian military partnership, parts of the military vessel are being built in Fussia andshe was reporting from a 4aint >etersburg s shipyard last une as the stern section of one thewarships was being launched before being sent to 1rance. &he #.? billion dollar deal is the biggestsale to Fussia by a N)&" country ever. ;hen the contract was signed three years ago, 1renchofficials hailed it as a sign that 9oscow should be considered a partner, not an enemy. there werecritics among N)&" allies even then.&oday, in light of Fussia s actions in 3kraine, the warship sale is hugely controversial even in1rance.>arliament member Bruno 6e 9aire spoke recently on 1rench radio! Gso we should suspend thesale, the radio host says, G)bsolutely.G says 6e 9aire. GIt s the only way to show 7ladimir >utinwe re serious. >utin is playing on Europe s divisions and hesitations.G6e 9aire did not want to speak to N>F. Neither did several other politicians approached for

interviews.GIt s a sensitive issue, there s a lot of money involved, possibly also obs at stake, so of course it s asensitive issue.G &hat s Etienne de urand, a defense eDpert at the 1rench Institute for InternationalFelations.e urand says the warships are an easy target for critics because they re so visible. But there areother European countries with more at stake in Fussia than 1rance, he says! like 8ermany andBritain because of its financial centre in 6ondon. 8ermany because of the industrial and energylinksJ but also the 35 because of all the Fussian money that is managed by the city.&he ships surnamed the 7ladivostok and the 4evastopol , after the port and naval base in +rimea,which Fussia ust anneDed from 3kraine.&hese helicopter assault ships can serve as hospitals or military command centers, with the capacity

to carry #? attack helicopters, /0 tanks and up to ?00 troops.


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6hirt& &ears ago a fe! people still used to make their coffee b& using a coffee grinder.

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