Which of this usage is correct - Only native speakers of English may answer?

Question

The cargo is on the dock. It is being loaded on the ship. In this situation, which of the following usage is correct?

The cargo is being loaded onto the vessel
The cargo is being loaded on board the vessel
The cargo is being loaded on the vessel

Answer 1

A or B are both correct.

Answer 2

The first usage is correct: "The cargo is being loaded onto the vessel."

Unless you're a member of the longshoremen's union. Then, the cargo would be sitting on the dock, the workers would all be standing around smoking cigarettes, and they would still say, "The cargo is being loaded onto the vessel."

Answer 3

The cargo is being loaded onto the vessel

Answer 4

The cargo is being loaded onto the vessel.

Answer 5

C. The cargo is being loaded on the vessel.

“Onto” and “on to” are often interchangeable, but not always. Consider the effect created by wrongly using “onto” in the following sentence when “on to” is meant: “We’re having hors d’oeuvres in the garden, and for dinner moving onto the house.” If the “on” is part of an expression like “moving on” it can’t be shoved together with a “to” that just happens to follow it.

Answer 6

I believe it would be #1

"the cargo is being loaded onto the vessel"

Answer 7

the cargo is being loaded on board the vessel would be correct for me. It sounds correct as it will be boarding as a passenger would be for further transport "on board" the vessel. On board would mean all safe and secure, not just lying on the vessel.

Answer 8

The first one.

Answer 9

Number one is correct.

The second sentence implies that the cargo is on the vessel already, and is being stowed. Ditto the third sentence.

Answer 10

a ---is correct
b & c --- make it sound like the cargo is on the ship already & being moved