Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.
cruise ship / tugged / a paint job / vessel / the high seas
1.
The __________, the largest luxury ship in its time, struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. It went down on 15 April 1912, leaving more than 1,500 people dead.
2.
Captain Moretti said it had not been decided whether to try to transfer the passengers to other ships, or leave them on board until it is __________ to shore.
3.
"The multiple, consecutive life sentences imposed today send a clear message that piracy, hostage-taking, and murder on __________ will not be tolerated."
4.
Mr Dewi Davies, its regional strategy director, said: "An increasing number of the __________ passengers are from Germany and we know that overseas visitors spend a lot more than those from the United Kingdom. On average a German visitor will spend between 拢80 and 拢90 a day on a shore visit whereas the UK visitor might spend between 拢40 to 拢50 a day."
5.
Mr Dudin said: "As well as the crew, the boat's going to have a couple of days off over Christmas. Then she's going to be hauled out for __________ underneath and we'll carry out a load of safety checks at the same time as this is her halfway pit stop."
