Which option completes the paragraph below correctly?

       The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Nome ______ to expand the Port of Nome into the first deep-draft port in the U.S. Arctic. As Arctic cruise tourism and commercial shipping  ______, the need for robust search and rescue (SAR) capabilities, especially for mass rescue operations, ______ an increasingly urgent matter. In 2023 and 2024, Nome ______ a rise in cruise ship visits with each of these averaging nearly 500 passengers and crew, and some vessels carrying more than 1,700 people. This trend  ______expected to accelerate after the port expansion, heightening the risk of large-scale SAR events in a region currently with limited response capacity.
(Adapted from Proceedings, Fall 2025, p.9-10)