Correct my mistakes, please (if you have time) Nowadays, the question of protecting shipwrecks is being broadly discussed. On the one hand salvage companies are treasure hunters, on the other hand they are protectors of priceless artifacts who recover and meticulously preserve all most valuable things from shipwrecks. Under the rules of UNESCO, only wrecks more than 100 years old are subject to protection, the idea of protecting younger wrecks remains a difficult and unresolved issue. Some people believe that this factor, has a number of advantages, while others claim that there are arguments against it that should not be discounted. In my essay I will focus on this problem and discuss both of these points of view. In my opinion underwater research of shipwrecks is still a controversial question. I suspect archaeologists and many salvage firms can be considered protectors of priceless artifacts. Firstly, archaeologists perform very complex, vexed and often emotional work. Secondly, the study of shipwrecks is necessary to preserve our history. Thirdly, without this research it is not possible to find out the real causes of ships crashing and death of people. However, there are people who cannot agree that this point of view is perfect. According to them archaeologists are treasure hunters. There are no established rules for the preservation of shipwrecks less than 100 years old and consequently there is no punishment and responsibility. Furthermore, advocates of this idea insist that we will never know what exactly they find under water, what they demonstrate to the general public and what they keep and leave to themselves. In addition, there is an opinion that people who died on these ships have no other graves and should rest in peace. I think that these arguments are not convincing. I believe that a difficult work of archeologists can help to restore a part of historical events. I am also convinced that it is possible to allow official salvage companies to dive near wrecks to save values. In addition, I would insist that the dead must have their graves or monuments on earth, and human remains that are found must be buried. In conclusion, I would like to say that the government should allow divers to conduct archaeological works in shipwrecks because without them we will not be able to restore important events and preserve the history of human lives.