Shipwrecks: When History Resurfaces
2021– · Sky History · 60 min · 2 seasons
S02E04 · USS Monitor, Clash of the Ironclads
Tue, 25 Apr, 7:00 am
Kevin embarks on a challenging dive in the Atlantic Ocean to explore a battleship that saved the Northern Navy in the American Civil War.
About
From the Indian Ocean's clear blue atolls to the icy waters of the St. Lawrence River, we embark on an epic expedition with the Cinémarine team to capture the remains of ten of the world's most spectacular underwater disasters.
With the most advanced technology and state-of-the-art equipment, amid danger and uncertainty at times, we take a deep dive to explore—up close and in 4K—these mysterious wrecks, coming up for air only to hear the testimonies of crew members and passengers who survived to tell the tale.
Episodes
- E01
Shipwrecked Sailors of the Roman Empire
Tue, 4 Apr· 60 minAn epic journey through the remains of six of the world's most spectacular underwater disasters
- E02
The Last Hours of Saint-Pierre
Tue, 11 Apr· 60 minKevin Sempé recalls the events of 1992, when a deadly cloud of steam and ash churned through plantations and villages, flattening the grand city of St Pierre, in Martinique. It then thundered into the bay where it sank 18 ships and hundreds of smaller craft. Within a minute or two, nearly 32,000 people died
- E03
The True Story of the Pirates of the Caribbean
Tue, 18 Apr· 60 minKevin dives into the blue waters of the Caribbean to find the relics that litter the sea floor from piracy's heyday in the region.
- E04
USS Monitor, Clash of the Ironclads
Tue, 25 Apr· 60 minKevin embarks on a challenging dive in the Atlantic Ocean to explore a battleship that saved the Northern Navy in the American Civil War.