Deep Sea Detectives

Season 1

TV-PG

In DEEP SEA DETECTIVES, follow a new breed of underwater detectives who use 21st century forensics and technology to solve the mysteries behind the dark underwater graves of ships, planes and submarines.

Where to Watch Season 1

26 Episodes

Titanic: High Tech at Low Depth
E1
Titanic: High Tech at Low DepthA history of the Titanic, which sank in 1912, includes footage of salvage dives.
Shipwrecks!: California
E2
Shipwrecks!: CaliforniaTour the dark waters as we shed light on the historic shipwrecks off the coast of California, many of which cause conflict and heated controversy between the archaeologists, fighting to preserve the wrecks, and the salvagers, looking to profit from them.
Shipwrecks!: Cape Cod
E3
Shipwrecks!: Cape CodShipwrecks off the coast of Cape Cod are explored, including the Sparrow Hawk, which sank in 1626.
Shipwrecks!: Florida
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Shipwrecks!: FloridaShipwrecks off the coast of Florida are explored, including a 16th-century Spanish galleon and a U.S. Navy schooner.
Raise the Monitor!
E5
Raise the Monitor!A chronicle of efforts to recover vital pieces of the USS Monitor, a historic Civil War vessel that sank off the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C. Included: an examination of the Monitor's role in naval history.
USS Indianapolis Resurfaced
E6
USS Indianapolis ResurfacedThe sinking of a US warship, the USS Indianapolis, is recounted. Chronicled are court-martial and eventual exoneration of its commander, Capt. Charles B. McVay III.
The Scharnhorst Mystery
E7
The Scharnhorst MysteryThe sinking of a Nazi warship, the Scharnhorst, by the British Navy off the coast of Norway is recalled. Also: exploration of the wreckage.
Silent Service: The Captains of WWII
E8
Silent Service: The Captains of WWIIU.S. sub commanders are profiled. Included: Cdr. Dudley Morton and Cdr. Richard O'Kane.
Silent Service: The Torpedoes of WWII
E9
Silent Service: The Torpedoes of WWIIFaults in torpedo technology are corrected following the attack of Pearl Harbor.
The Death of the Edmund Fitzgerald
E10
The Death of the Edmund FitzgeraldAn examination of the sudden loss of the American Great Lakes Freighter known as "Big Fitz" and her 29 crew members during a storm on Lake Superior on November 10th, 1975, up to and including the last dive on the wreck.
The Ghost Ship of New England
E11
The Ghost Ship of New EnglandOn a bleak weekend in 1898, a trio of tempests engulfed New England, sinking hundreds of ships. Only now can the dramatic story of the nearly 200 people trapped aboard the lost passenger steamer SS Portland be told.
The Hunt for the Derbyshire
E12
The Hunt for the DerbyshireThe wreckage of the British freighter Derbyshire, which sank in 1980 off the coast of Japan, is explored.
Death on the Baltic
E13
Death on the BalticInvestigating the wreck of the ferryboat Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1994.
Skeleton in the Sand: The Montana
E14
Skeleton in the Sand: The MontanaExploring the steamboat Montana, which sank on the Missouri River in 1884.
Death on Lake Huron
E15
Death on Lake HuronExploring the wreckage of the Regina, which sank on Lake Huron in 1913.
Slave Ship Uncovered!
E16
Slave Ship Uncovered!The slave ship Henrietta Marie, which sank in 1700 off the coast of Florida, is explored.
Lost Treasure Ship Found!
E17
Lost Treasure Ship Found!The Vrouw Maria, which sank in 1771 off the coast of Finland, is explored.
The Rohna Disaster: WWII's Secret Tragedy
E18
The Rohna Disaster: WWII's Secret TragedyExploring the HMT Rohna, a British troopship sunk in 1943 off the coast of Africa by a German bomber.
The Mysteries of Devil's Triangles
E19
The Mysteries of Devil's TrianglesIncluded: Bermuda Triangle and the Great Lakes Triangle.
Gold Rush Disaster: The Frolic
E20
Gold Rush Disaster: The FrolicWreckage of the Frolic, a clipper which sank off the coast of northern California in 1850 is explored.
Treasure Hunt: Search for the Atocha
E21
Treasure Hunt: Search for the AtochaSearch for a Spanish galleon, the Atocha, off the Florida Keys.
B-29
E22
B-29The wreckage of a B-29 Superfortress bomber that crashed in Lake Mead in Nevada in 1948 is explored.
Japanese Sub at Pearl Harbor
E23
Japanese Sub at Pearl HarborThe wreckage of a Japanese mini-sub, destroyed at Pearl Harbor a little more than an hour before the December 7, 1941, attack, is explored. The two-man sub, destroyed by the USS Ward, was discovered in August 2002.
Andrea Doria: Tragedy at Sea
E24
Andrea Doria: Tragedy at SeaExploring the wreckage of the Andrea Doria, the Italian luxury liner that sank near Nantucket Island in 1956 when it collided with the Swedish-American liner, Stockholm.
S-5: Doomed Sub
E25
S-5: Doomed SubThe wreckage of the Navy submarine S-5, which sank in 1920 off the coast of Cape May, N.J., is explored.
U-352: False Pride
E26
U-352: False PrideWreckage of the German U-boat U-352, which sank off the coast of North Carolina in 1942, is explored.