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Drain the Oceans
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.
- Cast:
- Craig Sechler
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Network:
- National Geographic
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
Episode 1
★ 6.7Secrets of D-Day
2019-06-03 · 47mIn 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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★ 6.3Secrets of New York City
2019-06-10 · 47mIn 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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★ 6.7Killer U-Boats
2019-06-17 · 47mDraining 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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★ 6.0Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush
2019-07-01 · 47mWinners 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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★ 7.0Secrets of the Civil War
2019-07-22 · 47mThroughout 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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★ 6.3Lost Nukes of The Cold War
2019-07-29 · 47mWhen the world’s two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology.
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★ 6.7Secrets of The Spanish Armada
2019-08-05 · 47mSpain’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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★ 6.3Pacific War Megawrecks
2019-08-12 · 47mAn 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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★ 5.3Thai Cave Rescue
2019-09-02 · 47mDrain 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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★ 6.3London's Secret History
2019-09-09 · 47mLondon is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.
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★ 6.0Secrets of Loch Ness
2019-09-16 · 47mCombining 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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★ 6.0Hitler's Killer Warships
2019-09-23 · 47mThe 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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★ 6.0Lost Giants
2019-09-30 · 47mOver 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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★ 6.0Pacific Shockwave
2019-10-07 · 47mIn 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.
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★ 6.3Rise of The Roman Empire
2019-10-14 · 47mThe 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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Craig Sechler
Self - Narrator (voice)
