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To run a vessel up on a beach to prevent its sinking in deep wáter

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Correct answer: b) Varar una embarcación en una playa para prevenir su hundimiento en aguas profundas.

Why it is correct

Run up on a beach is varar en la playa, to avoid sinking.

Why the others are not

  • a) It says the opposite.
  • c) It says the opposite.
  • d) The reason is missing.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Beaching: run aground on purpose.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Marine English

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