单选题 Which of the following statements is tree according to the passage?

A、 No more than five passengers were saved.
B、 The author was seventy-four years old when he wrote about the accident.
C、 All of those passengers who jumped from the sinking ship died in the water.
D、 Many of those passengers who threw themselves into the sea got on aboard the boat.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析]根据文章当时遇难时作者14岁，而这件事是发生在60年前，所以作者写这篇事故稿时已74了。故本题答案为B。