Thu, Sep 2, 2021
The aerial bombardment of the Japanese fleet at Truk Lagoon sinking 40+ ships and the Soviet torpedo strike of the German ocean liner MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea killing 9,000 passengers are two of the most shocking attacks of WWII; now, expert divers explore these underwater graveyards for new evidence of these maritime conflicts.
Thu, Sep 9, 2021
More than 50 massive warships of the German High Seas Fleet were scuttled in a matter of hours in the Scottish natural harbor of Scapa Flow during WWI. Thirty-eight were later salvaged. Now, marine archaeologists use cutting-edge tech to explore one of the greatest acts of defiance in wartime history.
Thu, Oct 7, 2021
As shipwrecks of World War II continue to erode in the sea, their toxic cargoes continue to pose a catastrophic threat. Now, experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate and reveal the potential impact of these noxious underwater dangers. Examined are: Operation Davy Jones' Locker: the Allied post-war sea disposal of captured German chemical weapons; the SS Richard Montgomery, a Liberty ship sunk in the Thames Estuary, near Sheerness, England with 1,500 tons of explosives; and the Norwegian SS Skytteren scuttled off Måseskär, Sweden with 170 tons of oil on board.