0 Athens - Greek coast guard officials safely evacuated a passenger shipcarrying 280 people that had run aground and began 01b00taking on water off02b00the Greek island of Poros, near Athens, Thursday. The ship carrying 163Japanese, 58 American and 56 Russian tourists ran aground near therocky islet of Platia, three nautical miles north of the island ofPoros. There were no reports of injuries. Three rescuehelicopters, a military transport plane, three coast guard vessels andnearby fishing boats were involved in the evacuation of the "Giorgos."Passengerswere taken to Poros where the mayor, Stamatina Mitsopoulou said"everyone is fine and in good spirits despite their ordeal."Officialssaid the ship was 01b00taking in water02b00 and it was still not clear why it hadrun aground. The vessel is one of several taking tourists on day tripsbetween the port of Pireaus and the nearby islands of Aegina, Poros andHydra. Last April, 01b00another cruise ship sank near the port ofthe Cycladic island of Santorini after running aground02b00. More than 1,500passengers were rescued but a French parent and child are stillofficially reported missing and feared dead.02br 02br 00Questions:02br 001: What does the phrase 01i00taking on water off02i00 mean?02br 002: What does the phrase 01i00taking in water02i00 mean?02br 003: What does this part 01i00another cruise ship sank near the port ofthe Cycladic island of Santorini after running aground02i00 mean? 0-
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0Hi Jackson,02br 02br 001. "taking on water off" is not a phrase. "taking on water" is a nautical idiom for water being brought on board a vessel.
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0Hi Jackson,02br 02br 001.
"taking on water off" is not a phrase.
"taking on water" is a nautical idiom for water being brought on board a vessel.
" In the second case it would be unintentional.
In the first case it's usually unintentional but could be on purpose.
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0Hi Jackson,02br 02br 001. "taking on water off" is not a phrase. "taking on water" is a nautical idiom for water being brought on board a vessel. We also say "shipping water." In the second case it would be unintentional. In the first case it's usually unintentional but could be on purpose. Submarines take on water for "ballast." The old steam engines (railroad) used
0 Thanks a lot, Avangi.02br 02br 00One more question. I believe 01i00off02i00 in 01i00off the Greek island of Poros02i00 is used in the sense: If something is situated off a place such as a coast, room, or road, it is near to it or next to it, but not exactly in it.02br 02br 00Correct? 0-