CGI drains the Great Lakes, the world's largest system of free fresh water, to reveal hidden secrets of the continent's history and geological past.
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. With no water in the way, San Francisco Bay is revealed to be a fascinating and chaotic place. Fault line scars left by epic earthquakes give scientists an idea as to when and where the next 'big one' will strike and, with the whole area drained, what will happen when it does. But what will remain of Alcatraz when the dust settles?
The hidden secrets of the Nazis are revealed when the oceans covering them are drained using CGI animation.
Draining the Gulf of Mexico brings deadly secrets back to the surface. Stories of piracy, war, slavery and a dinosaur-killing asteroid are revealed.
The secrets of lost ancient civilizations come to light when the Mediterranean is drained.
Treasure hunting has captured our imaginations for centuries. Draining the oceans reveals the richest wrecks ever found.
Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology?
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.
The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife.
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.
The hidden secrets of WWI's powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea.
Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.
Sonar technology heads beneath Normandy's waves for a powerful look at the hundred plus ships wrecked during the largest amphibious invasion ever.
Submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets reveal the story of New York City’s rise.
Shedding light on German U-Boats, the world’s first stealth weapons.
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.
Maritime archaeologists and historians search for the lost wrecks of the American Civil War.
Using computer-generated imagery, the Cold War's lost nuclear weapons are revealed on ocean floors, along with evidence of secret nuclear confrontations
Spain's attempted conquest of England fails when its Armada is defeated; by draining the ocean, it is revealed that the English stole shipbuilding technology to build their own empire.
A high-tech expedition searches for the iconic lost wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific.
A new 3D survey of the Thai cave in Tham Luang reveals how 12 boys were rescued after being trapped.
London's secret history is revealed.
Emptying the lake to finally reveal the monster's identity.
Shedding new light on Hitler's reign of terror and ultimate demise.
Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the biggest wrecks ever sunk beneath the seas; new scientific data combines with cutting-edge computer graphics to drain the oceans to investigate the world's most awe-inspiring wrecks.
How Japan dominated the Pacific during World War II, crushing the Allies.
The story of how Rome dominated the world for 500 years by conquering the sea.
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.
A high-tech survey reveals the dark secrets of U.S. nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.
After vanishing in the Baltic over 450 years ago, a formidable battleship reveals secrets.
A legendary ancient Egyptian city, lost beneath the waves for 2,000 years, finally gives up its secrets.
In summer 1940, Great Britain stood alone against the Nazis. Now we uncover the wrecks that reveal the truth behind the Battle of Britain.
Uncovering the long-lost shipwrecks of legendary captains reveals why the Caribbean — more than all other seas — became famous for pirates.
Forgotten wrecks from the American Revolution are discovered. Cutting-edge computer graphics shed new light on the struggle for independence.
Draining American rivers, seas and oceans reveals military tactics from the American Civil War that rewrote the rules of warfare forever.
Hitler’s latest weapons sink during a top-secret U-boat mission. An American aviation breakthrough brings victory to the Allies in the Pacific.
Underwater exploration reveals astonishing secrets: terrifying disasters, war-winning heroics and an engineering marvel that saves the city.
Uncovered clues from a famous Montana battleground, a 19th-century steamboat and a frontier ghost town reveal surprising truths about the Wild West.
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?
From a long lost US base beneath the Arctic ice cap, to a sunken Soviet submarine, the Cold War's toxic legacy is both fascinating and terrifying.
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.
Clues from a 13,000-year-old skeleton and a submerged coastline reveal surprising insights about the first humans to arrive in the Americas.
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.
From a steamboat in a cornfield to the true story behind Hurricane Katrina's floods, new discoveries reveal how the Mississippi river shaped America.
Remnants of colonization attempts, a revolutionary refugee ship and submerged subway cars reveal hurricanes' impacts on America's past and its future.
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.
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.
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.
New discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum reveal the identities and final moments of those trapped during Mount Vesuvius' eruption 2000 years ago.
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.
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.
Archaeologists are researching the events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, one of the most famous sieges in American history. Shipwrecks filled with weapons have now been found in the Gulf of Mexico.
Maya Collapse: New discoveries made at a lost city and a tale of human sacrifice offer a new insight into the rise and fall of the ancient Maya.
Narcos: With real-time access to a US border security team, discover the extraordinary story of how Mexican cartels have smuggled cocaine into the US over the last 40 years.
Draining Alaskas extreme north reveals the graveyard of a tragic fleet.
Lost wrecks reveal how the Mob gained power and wealth in 1920s America.
From Patagonia to Canada, paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas.
Fragments of porcelain and blocks of beeswax lead to a 250-year-old shipwreck and a forgotten trade route of vast cargo ships in the Pacific.
A shipwreck is thought to be a lost flagship from the War of 1812, and an artist uncovers her ancestor’s link to the burning of the White House.
The true story of one of the darkest crimes on the high seas; the sinking of the MV Lucona and its crew, all to claim a massive insurance pay out.
A mysterious plane wreck in the Caribbean and U.S. lakes and oceans sunken remains reveal a historical timeline of the unrelenting war on trafficking.
Drowned shipwrecks, lost battlefields, and dinosaurs lie hidden, waiting for archaeologists to unlock their secrets using modern technology.
From titanosaur fossils to submerged Mayan caves, and even a thirty-two-ship whaling disaster, science unearths secrets of hidden history.
A 300-year-old ship and a Russian-era sailing vessel found in Pacific waters.
Relics of Pearl Harbor, The Alamo, and The War of 1812 are unearthed.
Cutting edge technology will reveal the secrets of the sea floor and expose the shaky ground on which we all live.
A simulation shows what might happen if the section of the Atlantic Ocean known as the Bermuda Triangle were drained,
Advanced new underwater mapping combined with the latest computer graphics techniques, are today enabling us to virtually ‘drain’ the Titanic.
New undersea surveys and 3-D imaging reveal secrets of World War II shipwrecks.
What if we could pull the plug and drain the planet's water? Follow NGC on a virtual scientific expedition to the deep.
Explore a world never seen before - a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the Atlantic sea bed.
Hidden beneath the waters of Jamaica’s Kingston Harbor lie the ruins of the biggest pirate city of all time, Port Royal. With its reputation for extravagance, liquor and ladies it became known as the “wickedest city on earth”.
Unlocking the secrets of the world's sunken lost cities through science.
Using the latest technology to reveal lost treasures on the high seas.
Sunken ships decisively influence WWI, and the impacts even changed the course of WWII.
Mother nature’s fury has been the cause of countless wrecks for centuries. What can science reveal about these wrecks lost beneath the waves?
In maritime warfare, saboteurs are a silent and unseen enemy. Direct attacks, advanced weaponry and the element of surprise have sent many ships to their final resting place, on the seafloor.
War, weather, and human error have led to some of the worst maritime disasters in US history. But imagine if we could empty the oceans, letting the water drain away to reveal these secrets of America’s sea floor.
The sea floor is the world's biggest tsunami machine, and its dangers have long remained hidden.
Beneath the waters of the world, lies undersea empires and relics of their bloody wars. Through the use of cutting edge technology we will uncover lost empires… for the first time.
December 1945, a squadron of US Navy planes vanishes off Florida’s coast and March, 2014 a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board is lost without a trace. Will the lessons learned from air disasters help solve the mysteries behind lost flights?
Stories of clandestine missions conducted beneath the waves have remained hidden from prying eyes for decades, until now.
