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1、Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Mysterious ShipwrecksA Reading AZ Level V Leveled BookWord Count:1,335Writing and ArtInvestigate more about a ship from the book.Draw a diagram of the ship.Write an essay about it,including when it was used,what it was used for,and your ideas

2、about what happened to it.Social StudiesChoose at least four ships from the book.On a map,locate their starting points and intended destinations,tracing the route each one may have taken.If it is known,identify where the ships wrecked.Connectionswww.readinga-Mysterious ShipwrecksMysterious Shipwreck

3、sWritten by Sean McCollumLEVELED BOOK VVYZ1Mysterious Shipwreckswww.readinga-What makes shipwrecks interesting?Focus QuestionWritten by Sean McCollum16Glossaryaground(adv.)on or onto the shore or bottom of a body of water(p.10)archaeologists scientists who study the remains (n.)of ancient cultures(p

4、.4)artifacts(n.)objects made or used by humans long ago(p.5)capsized(v.)turned over in the water so that an objects bottom or side was facing up(p.10)fleet(n.)a group of ships or vehicles traveling together that are under the same command(p.6)intrigue(n.)a mysterious,secret,or interesting quality(p.

5、4)investigators people who carry out detailed (n.)examinations in order to determine the facts about something(p.9)navigational relating to steering a course toward(adj.)a destination(p.7)salvage(n.)property that is saved from damage or destruction;the recovery of a wrecked ship or its cargo(p.6)shi

6、pwrecks(n.)sunken or destroyed ships(p.4)supernatural of or relating to something that (adj.)cant be explained by science or the laws of nature(p.10)treachery(n.)an act of betrayal or dishonesty(p.7)16Words to Knowagroundarchaeologistsartifactscapsizedfleetintrigueinvestigatorsnavigationalsalvageshi

7、pwreckssupernaturaltreacheryPhoto Credits:Front cover:Parks Canada/Thierry Boyer/NU-SJF-2015_68;title page:ShaneGross/iStock/Thinkstock;page 4:atese/iStock/Thinkstock;page 5:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images;page 6:Shawshots/Alamy Stock Photo;page 7:De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images;page 8:G

8、L Archive/Alamy Stock Photo;page 9:Parks Canada/Marc-Andre Bernier/NU-SJF-2015_42;page 10:courtesy of Captain George Atkins,USNR(DC),1975/U.S.Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph Collection;page 11:courtesy of U.S.Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph Collection;page 12(top):Stephen

9、 Frink Collection/Alamy Stock Photo;page 12(bottom):dieKleinert/Alamy Stock Photo;page 13:AP Images;page 14(top):GE/AP Images;page 14(bottom):Photo Resource Hawaii/Alamy Stock Photo;page 15:Jonathan Kingston/National Geographic CreativeMysterious ShipwrecksLevel V Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by

10、Sean McCollumAll rights reserved.www.readinga-CorrelationLEVEL VR4040Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA15The Sea Keeps Many SecretsSailing the seas is a great adventure.Part of any true adventure,though,is the element of dangerand the sea has plenty of it.The oceans stretch vast distances,weather ca

11、n turn suddenly savage,and dangerous reefs and rocks hide along coastlines.Modern equipment makes shipping safer than ever,but dozens of shipwrecks still claim the lives of about two thousand people every year.Working on a ship remains one of the worlds most dangerous jobs.Sailors entrust their live

12、s to their knowledge,skills,and the ships they serve on,but sometimes,they are left to depend on only their luck.Every shipwreck leaves behind mysteries.Some of these mysteries can be explored and eventually explained.Much of the time,though,the seas secrets are never brought to light.Divers measure

13、 a shipwreck discovered in 2011 that dates back to the seventeenth century.Mysterious Shipwrecks Level V153Table of ContentsMarine Mysteries,Lost and Found .4Mystery of Antiquity .5Long Lost Victory .6Ghost Ship:Mary Celeste .7The Long Hunt for HMS Erebus and HMS Terror .8Terror on the Rocks:SS Vale

14、ncia .10Gone without a Trace:USS Cyclops .11There and Gone:SS Edmund Fitzgerald .13The Sea Keeps Many Secrets .15Glossary .16EUROPEAFRICANORTH AMERICAATLANTIC OCEANPACIFIC OCEAN128463571.Antikythera2.HMS Victory3.Mary Celeste4.HMS Erebus5.HMS Terror6.SS Valencia7.USS Cyclops8.SS Edmund FitzgeraldLoc

15、ation of wreckLast known location of a missing shipSighting of ghost shipKEYMysterious Shipwrecks Level V14Minutes later,the ship was gone.It no longer appeared on radar.No lifeboats were launched.None of the twenty-nine crew members were found.Days later,the wreck was located on the lake floor.The

16、ship had been snapped in half.Investigators suspect a series of three rogue waves may have sunk the ship so quickly there was no time even to make a distress call.Coast Guard officers inspect life rings recovered from the wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald.4Marine Mysteries,Lost and FoundThe United Nations

17、estimates the worlds coastlines and ocean floors are littered with more than three million shipwrecks.Marine archaeologists study some wrecks that date back thousands of years.Treasure hunters search for riches said to have sunk with other wrecks.In some cases,ships have simply disappeared without a

18、 trace.Every shipwreck holds some kind of mystery.The mystery that captures peoples curiosity the most is this:what really sent the ship to its doom?Stories of shipwrecks are often full of danger,death,sunken treasure,and intrigue.Clues can help us solve mysteries,but in most cases,the clues to a sh

19、ips fate remain hidden for years and sometimes forever.A wreck at the bottom of the Red Sea in Jordan13There and Gone:SS Edmund FitzgeraldSS Edmund Fitzgerald left Superior,Wisconsin,on November 9,1975,loaded with iron ore.A storm was forecast,but the ships captain was not worried.On the afternoon o

20、f November 10,the U.S.Coast Guard warned all ships to seek shelter.The Edmund Fitzgerald headed for Whitefish Bay,Wisconsin.At about 7:00 p.m.,the captain reported the ship was taking on water but stated over the radio,“We are holding our own.”The Edmund Fitzgerald was over 213 meters(700 ft.)long,b

21、ow to stern.It was the largest and longest vessel ever built on the Great Lakes.Mysterious Shipwrecks Level V5Mystery of AntiquityIn 1900,divers found a partly buried shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera(an-ti-ki-THEER-uh).No one knew how it got there,but Greek archaeologists soon realized

22、 the more interesting question was when it got there.Divers brought artifacts to the surface,and researchers learned that the ship was more than two thousand years old.One discovery has been described as the oldest known computera device that used gears to figure out exact positions of the stars and

23、 planets.Research teams are still studying the wreck.A piece of the worlds oldest computer,known as the Antikythera Mechanism,is displayed in a museum in Athens.The Richest WreckIn 1708,a British warship sent the Spanish galleon San Jos to the bottom of the sea,along with gold and emeralds intended

24、to fund Spains war against Great Britain.For three hundred years,the wrecks whereabouts remained a mysteryuntil recently.A salvage company and several countries have battled for the right to the ships treasure since its discovery.In 2015,it was estimated to be worth as much as$16 billion,making it t

25、he most valuable shipwreck in the world.Mysterious Shipwrecks Level V12Others note that the ship disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle,an area in the Atlantic Ocean that is believed to swallow ships.Most naval experts think the ship was unstable because it was overloaded and did not have full engine p

26、ower.They say it may have been caught in a fierce storm that took place on March 10,which could have capsized the ship.Some ships have been sunk intentionally in the Bermuda Triangle to create artificial reefs,promoting sea life in the area.United StatesPuerto RicoBermudaBermuda TriangleCaribbean Is

27、landsATLANTIC OCEANFlorida6Long Lost VictoryLaunched in 1738,HMS Victory was the finest ship in Great Britains navy.In early October 1744,the Victory was leading its fleet back to Britain when they were caught in a fierce storm in the English Channel.The Victory became separated from the other ships

28、 and disappeared along with some 1,150 men.That night,locals on nearby islands heard the booming of cannonsa cry for help.The seas were too dangerous for any attempt at rescue.Days later,some wreckage from the vessel washed up on the shores of the islands,but the rest of the ship was nowhere to be f

29、ound.In 2008,a marine salvage company located the Victorys remains.Today,the worlds oldest naval ship still in commission bears the name of HMS Victory.HMS Victory sails through turbulent seas in a painting by Thomas Butterworth.11Gone without a Trace:USS CyclopsDuring World War I,the USS Cyclops,a

30、U.S.Navy supply ship,picked up a heavy load of ore in Brazil.The captain reported that an engine needed repairs and was not operational.He was told to get it fixed once he reached the United States.On February 22,1918,the ship left Brazil for Baltimore with 309 crew members.The Cyclops disappeared s

31、omewhere in the Atlantic Ocean,and not one piece of wreckage has ever been found.At the time,some people guessed that a German submarine had sunk the ship.Some naval officials wondered if the captain,who had been born in Germany,might have secretly handed the ship over to the enemy,though there was

32、no proof of that.The disappearance of USS Cyclops,pictured above,remains the largest loss of life in U.S.naval history in an event not directly related to combat.Mysterious Shipwrecks Level V7Ghost Ship:Mary CelesteSome lost ships experience a fate more mysterious than sinking to the bottom of the s

33、ea.On November 7,1872,the cargo ship Mary Celeste set sail from New York,bound for Italy.The vessel had a crew of seven,plus the captain and his family.One month later,a British ship spotted a vessel drifting in the Atlantic Ocean.It was the Mary Celeste,but a boarding party found no one on the ship

34、.The navigational equipment and a lifeboat were missing,but there were no signs of struggle.All cargo and gear were left behind.The last entry in the captains log did not point to anything out of the ordinary.The captain,his family,and the crew were never seen again.The intrigue has led to many fict

35、ionalized tales of the mystery of the Mary Celeste,usually including treachery,murder,and even sea monsters.Mary CelesteMysterious Shipwrecks Level V10Terror on the Rocks:SS ValenciaThe SS Valencia was one of the most terrifying shipwrecks of all.In January 1906,the passenger steamer was on its way

36、to Seattle when it ran aground near Vancouver Island.Pounding waves trapped the ship and made rescue difficult.Most lifeboats capsized in the powerful seas,tossing people into freezing water where they drowned.About thirty-six hours after the stranding,people onshore watched as a huge wave swept ove

37、r the upper deck,where dozens of passengers were holding on for their lives.In total,only 37 out of 136 passengers lived.Most of the mysteries of the Valencias sinking came later and inspired supernatural tales.In 1910,newspapers reported that sailors had seen a ghostly Valencia sailing near the sit

38、e of the wreck.A rumor also spread that a lifeboat filled with skeletons had been found in a nearby cave,though there was no proof.Then,twenty-seven years after the disaster,one of Valencias lifeboats was discovered in a nearby bay.Its nameplate is now displayed in a museum in British Columbia.Valen

39、cia leaves San Francisco eight years before the ships tragic sinking.8The Long Hunt for HMS Erebus and HMS TerrorIn 1845,the British navy launched the Franklin Expedition to search for a shortcut for shipping between Europe and Asia.The expedition included 129 men on two shipsHMS Terror and HMS Ereb

40、us.On July 26,1845,two whaling ships spotted Terror and Erebus in Canadas Baffin Bay.Then two years passed with no word from the expeditions commander.People feared for the safety of the explorers.A painting of HMS Erebus stuck in the ice by Franois Etienne Musin9Search and rescue ships eventually d

41、iscovered deserted gear,graves,and notes left behind by desperate crew on uninhabited islands.The two ships had been trapped in ice in September 1846,and the commander of the expedition died the following June.For two years,the mensick and dyingwaited for their ships to break free from the ice.Final

42、ly,in April 1848,the remaining men attempted a desperate hike south to reach the Canadian mainland.In 1855,local Inuit told investigators about a group of men from Europe who had starved to death along the coast.Signs showed that the men had turned to cannibalism to try to survive.In 2014,a ship equ

43、ipped with sonar,a system that locates objects underwater,found the wreck of the Erebus,well preserved in 12 meters(40 ft.)of Arctic waters.Its partner ship was missing until September 2016,when the preserved remains of the HMS Terror were found at the bottom of a bay off King William Island.A diver explores the remains of the Erebus.Mysterious Shipwrecks Level V