While the DEEP DRILLER is loaded as shown in Sample Form #4 (Drilling), casing is accidentally dropped on the starboard side. Because the sounding level and starboard aft inclination are slowly increasing, you decide that tank 10S has minor damage. Among the possible corrective actions is __________.

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Option D: place a wooden plug into the vent of tank 10S. Plugging the tank vent prevents progressive downflooding and maintains air cushion control when minor damage is suspected, isolating the tank while stability assessments are conducted per standard damage control procedures.