Your vessel is damaged and partially flooded. It is listing 12° to port and trimmed 8 feet down by the head. It has a long, slow, sluggish roll. Which action should you take FIRST?

Correct Answer: Option B — Press up an after, slack, centerline double bottom tank

Sluggish rolling indicates critical free surface effects and high virtual KG. Pressing up an after slack centerline double-bottom tank eliminates free surface without worsening the vessel's severe list or exacerbating the 8-foot bow trim.