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Both answers are correct. Sunk is the past tense of the word Sink. But we use the word "sunken" to describe an object that is lying at the bottom of a body of water.

Example 1: The ship has sunk to the bottom of the ocean.

Example 2: The sunken ship was being examined by a dive team.

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