Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: This is the moment an 'idiot' paddleboarder posed next to stranded World War Two ship laden with 1,400 tonnes of unexploded bombs. Shane Skinner ignored danger buoys and warning signs to casual lean against the mast of the SS Richard Montgomery, which could explode at any moment. The 36-year-old is now at the centre of an investigation and faces prosecution after admitting 'larking around' by the wreckage. However, Mr Skinner has shrugged off criticism saying it was 'an innocent' trip to see the wreck - known as the Doomsday Ship, off the coast in Sheerness, Kent. 'The water was very calm, like a mirror, and we just thought we'd go and view the wreck,' Mr Skinner of Sheerness, Kent, said.Shane Skinner pictured leaning on the mast of SS Richard MontgomeryIgnored danger buoys and warning signs surrounding the wreckageMaritime and Coastguard Agency are now seeking to prosecute him36-year-old brushed off criticism describing it as an 'innocent' trip 
 Question:The salvage effort was abandoned after the _ flooded and sank below the waves.

SS