2022 Caribbean diving disaster

High school (ages 12+)
Environment & Earth

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2022-caribbean-diving-disaster

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of occurrence?February 2022
2. What is the geographic location?Caribbean Sea, near Trinidad and Tobago
3. What happened to the divers in the Caribbean in 2022?Five divers were working near a pipeline in the Caribbean Sea and were pulled into it. Only one diver escaped and told people what happened.
4. Why were the divers pulled into the pipeline?The pipeline had a strong, uncontrolled flow that sucked them in. This should have been carefully managed to keep everyone safe.

Industrial Safety Management: Systems and procedures to prevent accidents in workplaces.
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