Drain the Oceans

Specials

TV-PG

Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.

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19 Episodes

Villains of the Underworld
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Villains of the UnderworldCutting edge technology will reveal the secrets of the sea floor and expose the shaky ground on which we all live.
Drain the Bermuda Triangle
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Drain the Bermuda TriangleA simulation shows what might happen if the section of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle were drained,
Drain the Titanic
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Drain the TitanicAdvanced new underwater mapping combined with the latest computer graphics techniques, are today enabling us to virtually ‘drain’ the Titanic.
Drain The Ocean: WWII
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Drain The Ocean: WWIINew undersea surveys and 3-D imaging reveal secrets of World War II shipwrecks.
Drain the Ocean
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Drain the OceanWhat if we could pull the plug and drain the planet's water? Follow NGC on a virtual scientific expedition to the deep.
Ghost Ships of the Atlantic
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Ghost Ships of the AtlanticExplore a world never seen before - a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the Atlantic sea bed.
Drain the Sunken Pirate City
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Drain the Sunken Pirate CityHidden beneath the waters of Jamaica’s Kingston Harbor lie the ruins of the biggest pirate city of all time, Port Royal. With its reputation for extravagance, liquor and ladies it became known as the “wickedest city on earth”.
Sunken Cities
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Sunken CitiesUnlocking the secrets of the world's sunken lost cities through science.
Treasures of the Deep
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Treasures of the DeepUsing the latest technology to reveal lost treasures on the high seas.
Sunken War Ships
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Sunken War ShipsSunken ships decisively influence WWI, and the impacts even changed the course of WWII.
Stormy Seas
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Stormy SeasMother nature’s fury has been the cause of countless wrecks for centuries. What can science reveal about these wrecks lost beneath the waves?
Sabotage on the High Seas
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Sabotage on the High SeasIn maritime warfare, saboteurs are a silent and unseen enemy. Direct attacks, advanced weaponry and the element of surprise have sent many ships to their final resting place, on the seafloor.
Americas Sunken Shores
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Americas Sunken ShoresWar, weather, and human error have led to some of the worst maritime disasters in US history. But imagine if we could empty the oceans, letting the water drain away to reveal these secrets of America’s sea floor.
Deep Water Disasters
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Deep Water DisastersThe sea floor is the world's biggest tsunami machine, and its dangers have long remained hidden.
Undersea Empires
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Undersea EmpiresBeneath the waters of the world, lies undersea empires and relics of their bloody wars. Through the use of cutting edge technology we will uncover lost empires… for the first time.
Without A Trace
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Without A TraceDecember 1945, a squadron of US Navy planes vanishes off Florida’s coast and March, 2014 a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board is lost without a trace. Will the lessons learned from air disasters help solve the mysteries behind lost flights?
Secret Missions
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Secret MissionsStories of clandestine missions conducted beneath the waves have remained hidden from prying eyes for decades, until now.
Drain the Ocean: Deep Sea Mysteries
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Drain the Ocean: Deep Sea MysteriesExplore a world never seen before - a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the ocean bed. Combining the latest scientific data with state of the art CGI computer hardware we reveal some of the world's sunken mysteries. The Titanic, a WWII sunken battleship and the mysterious Flight 19 lost in the Bermuda Triangle. Using already aired episodes of Drain the Ocean we will be able to highlight each of these sunken treasures and tell their stories.
Drain Alcatraz
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Drain AlcatrazDrain Alcatraz uses cutting edge visual effects to 'drain' the waters around the notorious island of Alcatraz. With the waters drained away the secrets of Alcatraz are revealed, including exactly why the island's infamous prison was so inescapable.