Drain the Oceans

Drain the Oceans

Continuing First aired 28/May/2018 United States English 7 season(s) 76 episode(s)
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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Season 6 · Season 6
6 episode(s) · Air date: 05/Mar/2023
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Season 5 · Season 5
6 episode(s) · Air date: 14/Nov/2022
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S5E6
Narcos
Air date: 19/Dec/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

With real-time access to a US border security team, discover the extraordinary story of how Mexican cartels have smuggled cockiness into the US over the last 40 years.

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With real-time access to a US border security team, discover the extraordinary story of how Mexican cartels have smuggled cockiness into the US over the last 40 years.

S5E4
The Alamo
Air date: 05/Dec/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

Drowned shipwrecks and lost battlefields reveal secrets of America’s most famous siege and tell how Texas, against all odds, secured its independence.

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Drowned shipwrecks and lost battlefields reveal secrets of America’s most famous siege and tell how Texas, against all odds, secured its independence.

S5E3
Pearl Harbor
Air date: 28/Nov/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
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Draining Hawaii reveals Japan’s secret weapons, from mini subs to fighter planes, with the wreck of USS Arizona serving as a reminder of the forces unleashed.

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Draining Hawaii reveals Japan’s secret weapons, from mini subs to fighter planes, with the wreck of USS Arizona serving as a reminder of the forces unleashed.

S5E2
The Amber Room
Air date: 21/Nov/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 45 min
Summary

The discovery of a wreck in the Baltic Sea leads to a treasure hunt, but what they find is even more precious: the story of Germany’s Dunkirk.

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The discovery of a wreck in the Baltic Sea leads to a treasure hunt, but what they find is even more precious: the story of Germany’s Dunkirk.

Season 4 · Season 4
10 episode(s) · Air date: 02/Aug/2021
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S4E10
Sea of Secrets
Air date: 23/Aug/2021 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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A sea of secrets, myth, legends and great empires, ships have sailed the Black Sea for millennia. Its deepest waters is devoid of life, preserving shipwrecks that provide a window into its rich history. Draining the Black Sea unlocks secrets of an ancient ghost of the deep; how a naval fleet was pulverized in just 30 minutes; and will also reveal the final resting place of Hitler's lost U-boat.

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A sea of secrets, myth, legends and great empires, ships have sailed the Black Sea for millennia. Its deepest waters is devoid of life, preserving shipwrecks that provide a window into its rich history. Draining the Black Sea unlocks secrets of an ancient ghost of the deep; how a naval fleet was pulverized in just 30 minutes; and will also reveal the final resting place of Hitler's lost U-boat.

S4E9
The Great Barrier Reef
Air date: 23/Aug/2021 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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What secrets lie beneath the waters of the world's largest coral reef? Dive the SS Yongala, a passenger/cargo ship sunk in 1911 during a cyclone, and the HMS Pandora, sunk in 1791 after striking the reef with captured mutineers from the HMS Bounty. Also, follow an expedition to map the reef and explore its geologic history

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What secrets lie beneath the waters of the world's largest coral reef? Dive the SS Yongala, a passenger/cargo ship sunk in 1911 during a cyclone, and the HMS Pandora, sunk in 1791 after striking the reef with captured mutineers from the HMS Bounty. Also, follow an expedition to map the reef and explore its geologic history

S4E8
Sea of Secrets
Air date: 23/Aug/2021 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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The Black Sea is a place of myth and legend and ships have sailed on its waters for millennia. Three wrecks unlock secrets of this mysterious sea.Remnants of colonization attempts, a revolutionary refugee ship and submerged subway cars reveal hurricanes' impacts on America's past and its future.

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The Black Sea is a place of myth and legend and ships have sailed on its waters for millennia. Three wrecks unlock secrets of this mysterious sea.Remnants of colonization attempts, a revolutionary refugee ship and submerged subway cars reveal hurricanes' impacts on America's past and its future.

S4E7
The Great Barrier Reef
Air date: 23/Aug/2021 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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The mysterious sinking of Australia’s “Titanic”, a warship on a dangerous mission, and a ROV expedition searching for clues at the bottom of the reef.

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The mysterious sinking of Australia’s “Titanic”, a warship on a dangerous mission, and a ROV expedition searching for clues at the bottom of the reef.

S4E6
Hurricane Apocalypse
Air date: 17/Aug/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Remnants of colonization attempts, a revolutionary refugee ship and submerged subway cars reveal hurricanes' impacts on America's past and its future.

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Remnants of colonization attempts, a revolutionary refugee ship and submerged subway cars reveal hurricanes' impacts on America's past and its future.

S4E5
Venice's Lost Empire
Air date: 09/Aug/2021 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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A 14th-century galley entombed in mud, a 16th-century hoard of luxury cargo, and a gruesome discovery reveal the rise and fall of the Venetian Empire.

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A 14th-century galley entombed in mud, a 16th-century hoard of luxury cargo, and a gruesome discovery reveal the rise and fall of the Venetian Empire.

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The First Americans
Air date: 09/Aug/2021 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Clues from a 13,000-year-old skeleton and a submerged coastline reveal surprising insights about the first humans to arrive in the Americas.

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Clues from a 13,000-year-old skeleton and a submerged coastline reveal surprising insights about the first humans to arrive in the Americas.

S4E3
Hollywood
Air date: 09/Aug/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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From a buried film set to a WW1 Navy ship and old fishing barge, we discover the role these ruins played in Hollywood movie-making history.

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From a buried film set to a WW1 Navy ship and old fishing barge, we discover the role these ruins played in Hollywood movie-making history.

S4E2
The Battle for the Black Swan
Air date: 02/Aug/2021 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Archaeologists and treasure hunters battle it out over half a billion dollars worth of gold and silver. Who will win the Battle for the Black Swan?

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Archaeologists and treasure hunters battle it out over half a billion dollars worth of gold and silver. Who will win the Battle for the Black Swan?

S4E1
The Wild West
Air date: 02/Aug/2021 · Time: 20:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Uncovered clues from a famous Montana battleground, a 19th-century steamboat and a frontier ghost town reveal surprising truths about the Wild West.

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Uncovered clues from a famous Montana battleground, a 19th-century steamboat and a frontier ghost town reveal surprising truths about the Wild West.

Season 3 · Season 3
10 episode(s) · Air date: 05/May/2020
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S3E10
America's Last Slave Ship
Air date: 18/Oct/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the crucial component in the Atlantic Slave Trade: the slave ship. An armoured, floating fortress operating for over four centuries, capturing and transporting over 12 million Africans, who were sold and forced to work in brutal conditions in the New World. By draining we reveal the cruel technology on-board, gain an insight into the horrific conditions and ID a wreck in Alabama that could be the last ever slave ship to bring Africans to American soil.

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Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the crucial component in the Atlantic Slave Trade: the slave ship. An armoured, floating fortress operating for over four centuries, capturing and transporting over 12 million Africans, who were sold and forced to work in brutal conditions in the New World. By draining we reveal the cruel technology on-board, gain an insight into the horrific conditions and ID a wreck in Alabama that could be the last ever slave ship to bring Africans to American soil.

Season 2 · Season 2
15 episode(s) · Air date: 03/Jun/2019
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S2E15
Rise of The Roman Empire
Air date: 14/Oct/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

The secrets of the survival of the Roman empire are unearthed from beneath the waves of the Mediterranean and the soil of the Italian peninsula.

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The secrets of the survival of the Roman empire are unearthed from beneath the waves of the Mediterranean and the soil of the Italian peninsula.

S2E13
Lost Giants
Air date: 30/Sep/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.

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Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.

S2E12
Hitler's Killer Warships
Air date: 23/Sep/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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The story of Hitler’s vision to conquer the world using his high-tech battleships, revealing the rise and fall of the Third Reich’s deadly fleet.

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The story of Hitler’s vision to conquer the world using his high-tech battleships, revealing the rise and fall of the Third Reich’s deadly fleet.

S2E11
Secrets of Loch Ness
Air date: 16/Sep/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Combining over 100 years of data with military-grade scanning equipment, Drain the Oceans pulls the plug on the world’s most famous lake to reveal the monster within.

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Combining over 100 years of data with military-grade scanning equipment, Drain the Oceans pulls the plug on the world’s most famous lake to reveal the monster within.

S2E9
Thai Cave Rescue
Air date: 02/Sep/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Drain the Oceans conducts the first accurate 3D survey of the Thai cave, revealing insight into the risky mission to save 12 boys from the flooded cave.

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Drain the Oceans conducts the first accurate 3D survey of the Thai cave, revealing insight into the risky mission to save 12 boys from the flooded cave.

S2E8
Pacific War Megawrecks
Air date: 12/Aug/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.

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An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.

S2E7
Secrets of The Spanish Armada
Air date: 05/Aug/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Spain’s attempted conquest of England fails when its armada is defeated. Draining the ocean reveals how the English stole technology to build an empire.

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Spain’s attempted conquest of England fails when its armada is defeated. Draining the ocean reveals how the English stole technology to build an empire.

S2E5
Secrets of the Civil War
Air date: 22/Jul/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Throughout the American Civil War, technological advances fuelled an arms race on America’s seas and rivers. Science and graphics drain the oceans to reveal the ships that shaped America.

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Throughout the American Civil War, technological advances fuelled an arms race on America’s seas and rivers. Science and graphics drain the oceans to reveal the ships that shaped America.

S2E4
Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush
Air date: 01/Jul/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved reveals the risks taken to go west.

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Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved reveals the risks taken to go west.

S2E3
Killer U-Boats
Air date: 17/Jun/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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Draining the oceans reveals the story of the U-Boats as they took on the Royal Navy, sinking 12 million tons of ships and nearly winning the war.

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Draining the oceans reveals the story of the U-Boats as they took on the Royal Navy, sinking 12 million tons of ships and nearly winning the war.

S2E2
Secrets of New York City
Air date: 10/Jun/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets, we explain how.

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In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets, we explain how.

S2E1
Secrets of D-Day
Air date: 03/Jun/2019 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it.

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In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it.

Season 1 · Season 1
10 episode(s) · Air date: 28/May/2018
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S1E10
Malaysia Airlines 370
Air date: 30/Jul/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.

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Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.

S1E8
Mysteries of the China Seas
Air date: 16/Jul/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. We expose the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water.

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The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. We expose the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water.

S1E7
Egypt's Lost Wonders
Air date: 09/Jul/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife.

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The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife.

S1E6
Deadly Pacific
Air date: 02/Jul/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis form; the ocean is drained to reveal the geological forces behind natural disasters and to uncover threats along the coast of Seattle, Tokyo and New Zealand.

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The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis form; the ocean is drained to reveal the geological forces behind natural disasters and to uncover threats along the coast of Seattle, Tokyo and New Zealand.

S1E5
Legends of Atlantis
Air date: 25/Jun/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology?

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Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology?

S1E2
Gulf of Mexico
Air date: 04/Jun/2018 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Draining the Gulf of Mexico brings deadly secrets back to the surface. Stories of piracy, war, slavery and a dinosaur-killing asteroid are revealed.

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Draining the Gulf of Mexico brings deadly secrets back to the surface. Stories of piracy, war, slavery and a dinosaur-killing asteroid are revealed.

Season 0 · Specials
19 episode(s) · Air date: 29/May/2018
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S0E21
Drain Alcatraz
Air date: 19/Dec/2017 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Drain 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.

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Drain 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.

S0E20
Drain the Ocean: Deep Sea Mysteries
Air date: 01/Jan/2019 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Explore 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.

Summary

Explore 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.

S0E5
Drain the Ocean
Air date: 09/Aug/2009 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

What if we could pull the plug and drain the planet's water? Follow NGC on a virtual scientific expedition to the deep.

Summary

What if we could pull the plug and drain the planet's water? Follow NGC on a virtual scientific expedition to the deep.

S0E1
Villains of the Underworld
Air date: 29/May/2018 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
Summary

Cutting edge technology will reveal the secrets of the sea floor and expose the shaky ground on which we all live.

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Cutting edge technology will reveal the secrets of the sea floor and expose the shaky ground on which we all live.

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