Drain the Oceans
★ 7 · 2018 · 47m · Documentary
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.
Episodes
1. Nazi Secrets47m · The hidden secrets of the Nazis are revealed when the oceans covering them are drained using CGI animation.
2. Gulf of Mexico47m · Draining the Gulf of Mexico brings deadly secrets back to the surface. Stories of piracy, war, slavery and a dinosaur-killing asteroid are revealed.
3. Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean47m · The secrets of lost ancient civilizations come to light when the Mediterranean is drained.
4. Sunken Treasures47m · Treasure hunting has captured our imaginations for centuries. Draining the oceans reveals the richest wrecks ever found.
5. Legends of Atlantis47m · Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology?
6. Deadly Pacific47m · 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.
7. Egypt's Lost Wonders47m · The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife.
8. Mysteries of the China Seas47m · 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.
9. Ultimate Battleships47m · The hidden secrets of WWI's powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea.
10. Malaysia Airlines 37047m · Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.More Like This
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