Diamond Divers
Series features a crew of rugged divers and sailors from Washington state who travel to the infamous Skeleton Coast off the dangerous coast of South Africa, renowned for shipwrecks, to mine for diamonds. The crew is led by Captain John, a big-game-hunting, Harley-Davidson-riding, hardscrabble, financially ambitious boat captain. John's crew members include his son, Jason, a master diver with the occasional temper like his father. The men work for Panda Marine, an international diamond mining and exploration company specializing in marine mining.
- 2012-2012
- 1 season
- Spike TV
- Documentary
Series features a crew of rugged divers and sailors from Washington state who travel to the infamous Skeleton Coast off the dangerous coast of South Africa, renowned for shipwrecks, to mine for diamonds. The crew is led by Captain John, a big-game-hunting, Harley-Davidson-riding, hardscrabble, financially ambitious boat captain. John's crew members include his son, Jason, a master diver with the occasional temper like his father. The men work for Panda Marine, an international diamond mining and exploration company specializing in marine mining.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Pirates, Poachers, and Thieves
Wed, Jun 20, 2012 42 mins
Six Americans set out on the adventure of a lifetime: hunting for diamonds in the shark-infested waters of South Africa.The team quickly discovers that the diamond trade in Africa is a brutal business full of pirates, poachers.
Episode 2
Let the Fists Fly
Wed, Jun 27, 2012 42 mins
After Marty suffers a near-death experience when his oxygen tank explodes at a depth of 90 feet, tensions between members of the American crew boil over. Marty, Sam, and Jason get into a bar brawl.
Episode 3
Mutiny
Wed, Jul 11, 2012 42 mins
A knife-fight leaves the team's future in question when a shocking mutiny shakes up the American crew and Captain John faces off with his South African mining boss.
Episode 4
There Will Be Blood
Wed, Jul 18, 2012 44 mins
Sam comes face to face with a massive shark 100 feet below the surface and the boat is boarded by poachers in the middle of the night.
Episode 5
Night Terrors
Wed, Jul 25, 2012 42 mins
Marty and Jason are forced into the pitch-black African wilderness at night, and the biggest storm in decades takes the lives of several sailors on the Skeleton Coast.
Episode 6
Desperate Times
Wed, Aug 1, 2012 42 mins
After the deadly storm tears their boat apart, the American crew takes a huge risk on a dangerous new boat that could either make them rich, or cost them their lives.