Having some time to relax while you get ready to fly out of Hawaii, you decide to look into some of the history of wrecks and treasure available on-line: Check out these sites, and take some notes on what you find.
[About Underwater Equipment and Vehicles]
[About Treasure]
[Types of Treasure]
[Boat Vocabulary]
[About Diving for Treasure]
[Pirates & Wrecks]
[Famous Pirates]
[Ship Wreck Quiz]
Your secretary has found another important link for your interest, The Road To Washington:1812, which contains maps of the river in which the ship sank.
[About Ship Wrecks]
[About Exploring For Sea Treasure]
You also want to take a look at a site which tells a little about the time period and area in which the ship sank. This might help you figure out what kind of treasures might be on-board. It might also give you a clue to the answer to the question that is bugging you and your team: "Why did it sink?"
Note: if you have trouble bringing up the 1812 map, here are several sections of it:
Map:1812, MapA:1812, MapB:1812, MapC:1812, MapD:1812. These maps are courtesy of vicinity.com
After doing some preliminary research, write down several things you have discovered in your company LogBook. Then go on to Sink or Float?
