on the shore of Fuerteventura.]] A shipwreck or sunken ship can refer to the remains of a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck, such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink, the stranding of the ship on rocks, land or shoal, or the destruction of the ship at sea by violent weather. There are more than 3 million shipwrecks littering the ocean floor, the United Nations estimates.[LINK: http://money.cnn.tv/2007/09/10/news/companies/odyssey_treasure_fortune.fortune/index.htm] Curse of the $500 million sunken treasure Types of shipwrecks Historic shipwrecks are attractive to maritime archaeologist because they preserve historical information; for example, studying the wreck of Mary Rose revealed information about seafaring, warfare and life in the 1500s. Military wrecks that were caused by a skirmish at sea are studied to find details about the

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