6: Option - Shipwrecks, Corrosion and Conservation
6.1: The chemical composition of the ocean implies its potential role as an electrolyte
Identify the origins of the minerals in oceans as:
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A Spanish galleon that sank 300 years ago laden with treasure must first be recovered before an international dispute over the fortune can be settled, Colombia's highest court ruled Thursday.The sh...
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Deep-sea explorers who found what could be the richest-ever shipwreck treasure said Monday that the reaction to their discovery has overwhelmed them. Meanwhile, claims on the loot started coming in...
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A private dive team has discovered the wreckage of an American ship that sank off the south-central Alaska coast 139 years ago. The Torrent sank in Cook Inlet in 1868 after tidal currents rammed it...
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Authorities have recovered the bodies of 15 Central American migrants whose boat capsized in the Pacific Ocean, the Mexican navy said on Saturday. The vessel was believed to be carrying more than 2...
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Salvagers discovered thousands of pearls Friday in a small, lead box they said they found while searching for the wreckage of the 17th-century Spanish galleon Santa Margarita.Divers from Blue Water...
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SANTIAGO (Reuters) - High winds and poor visibility
kept shipwrecked passengers stuck in barracks on bases in
Antarctica Saturday, a day after their cruise ship struck
ice and sank. More than 150 ...
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Explorers have discovered the wreckage of an ore carrier that mysteriously sank during a storm on Lake Superior 100 years ago, officials announced Monday.Only one survivor made it to shore as the s...
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