You are in a tropical port. The refrigeration machinery on a container loaded with air-cooled fruit fails. It cannot be repaired for 18 to 24 hours. Which step should you take to reduce the temperature rise and spoilage of the fruit?

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Shade the container and periodically hose it down

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Discharge a cylinder of nitrogen into the container

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Spread ice over the top layer and in any voids within the container

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Seal any ventilation openings and add dry ice

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