<em>Salarino heard that a</em> richly laden ship from Italy had been wrecked in the narrow channel which divides England and France. <em>The news was startling because Salarino thought of Antonio's ship and wished that it might not be one of his ships.</em>
Metaphor or possibly personification
A sounds like a answer but don't let it fool you, same with C. B or D will most likely be your answer I would go with D
