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10 Episodes 2021 - 2021
Episode 1
Thu, Aug 5, 2021
The remains of five warships could reveal new insights into how the nuclear arms race changed the world forever, using 3D sonar scan technology, an expert team of marine scientists investigate the catastrophic effects of atomic explosions at sea.
Episode 2
Thu, Aug 12, 2021
The shipwrecks of the Empress and the El Faro remain a mystery of the sea, so experts explore these ships to find out what set them on the path to catastrophe.
Episode 3
Thu, Aug 19, 2021
The wreckage of three German U-boats are eroding at the bottom of the sea along with the stories behind their disastrous fate; now, a team of maritime archaeologists race to locate the submarines and solve the mystery behind their deadly demise.
Episode 4
Thu, Aug 26, 2021
The USS Arizona and the HMS Hood were two of the most powerful warships in history, but their weaknesses paid a fatal price; experts investigate evidence that may reveal why the age of the battleship has come to a sudden and violent end. Also studied are Bismarck, HMS Prince of Wales, and Yamato.
Episode 5
Thu, Sep 2, 2021
The aerial bombardment of the Japanese fleet at Truk Lagoon sinking 40+ ships and the Soviet torpedo strike of the German ocean liner MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea killing 9,000 passengers are two of the most shocking attacks of WWII; now, expert divers explore these underwater graveyards for new evidence of these maritime conflicts.
Episode 6
Thu, Sep 9, 2021
More than 50 massive warships of the German High Seas Fleet were scuttled in a matter of hours in the Scottish natural harbor of Scapa Flow during WWI. Thirty-eight were later salvaged. Now, marine archaeologists use cutting-edge tech to explore one of the greatest acts of defiance in wartime history.
Episode 7
Thu, Sep 16, 2021
The defeat of the Spanish Armada and annihilation of the Allied fleet in WWI are failed invasions of naval warfare; now, expert divers investigate to reveal the catastrophic failure of these seaborne missions.
Episode 8
Three historical collisions expose the volatile risks at sea and how they have shaped today's technological advancements; now, maritime researchers explore the remnants of these shipwrecks to uncover what happened in their fatal, final moments.
Episode 9
For over a century, the stories and wrecks of HMS Hampshire off the Orkney Islands and HMS Vanguard in Scapa Flow continue to be shrouded in mystery; two research teams are granted special access to investigate and uncover what happened to these WWI warships in their final moments.
Episode 10
As shipwrecks of World War II continue to erode in the sea, their toxic cargoes continue to pose a catastrophic threat. Now, experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate and reveal the potential impact of these noxious underwater dangers. Examined are: Operation Davy Jones' Locker: the Allied post-war sea disposal of captured German chemical weapons; the SS Richard Montgomery, a Liberty ship sunk in the Thames Estuary, near Sheerness, England with 1,500 tons of explosives; and the Norwegian SS Skytteren scuttled off Måseskär, Sweden with 170 tons of oil on board.