…more than five thousand objects from the Titanic, the famous ship that sank in 1912, have been recovered from the depths of the seas?

… every year, close to 612 containers fall into the sea on crossings that do not involve a wreck or accident? For trips that have problems along the way, the number is twice as large: 1,390.

… there are those who say that the ship Galleon San Jose, that sank in 1708 and was found in 2015 near Colombia, carried precious stones, as well as gold and silver coins? Today they might be worth a fortune of close to one billion dollars.

… theories claim that the cities of Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion, from the 8th century B.C., ended up at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea because of an earthquake? Today, we can find statues and monuments underwater.

QUESTIONS

1) What can we conclude based on the text?
a) All the objects mentioned are harmful to fish because they can swallow them and die.
b) Many objects found in the sea did not disappear easily, some lasted more than a century (underwater).
c) The operation of finding the Titanic’s objects was extremely difficult.
d) An earthquake caused the Titanic’s accident

2) Would you like to dive to see a shipwreck? Explain your answer.

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