European Shipwrecks Episodes

The passenger and vehicle ferry sank 6 March, 1987 after its bow door was left open.

A daring naval manuever rescued the crew of HMS Rockingham on 27 September, 1944.

Violet Jessop survived three maritime disasters including the sinkings of Titanic and Britannic.

HMHS Britannic struck a German mine and sank on 21 November, 1916, during World War 1.

Over 300 were killed when the Northfleet was rammed by the steamer Murillo in 1873.

The Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk by a Soviet submarine on Jan 30, 1945, killing almost 10,000 people.

In 1994, the MV Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea after its bow visor detached and the car deck flooded.

Only 2 of 54 survive when the Loch Ard struck the rocks on the coast of Victoria.

A Shipwreck, an Act of Cannibalism, and a Murder Trial that Changed Legal History. Four men in a lifeboat. Two weeks without food. One impossible choice that would reshape the boundaries between survival and murder. On May 19, 1884, the yacht Mignonette set sail from England on what should have been an uneventful voyage. When their vessel sank in the Atlantic, Captain Thomas Dudley and his crew found themselves adrift in a tiny lifeboat. As days turned to weeks, they faced an unthinkable choice:...

Swedish journalist Kim Wall was murdered in 2017 by Peter Madsen on board his private submarine.

The Lusitania is tragically sunk by a German U-boat, triggering worldwide outrage.

The tragic sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915 was a pivotal maritime disaster of World War I that claimed almost 1200 lives after a German U-boat torpedo struck the British ocean liner off the coast of Ireland. Part 1 of this 2 part series discusses the history of the Lusitiania as a luxury liner, political tensions as World War 1 began, and the events of the Lustiania's final voyage up until it was struck by a torpedo. Written, edited, and produced by Rich Napolitano. All episodes can be foun...

The Mary Rose sank for unknown reasons in 1545 in Portsmouth Harbour.

An experimental deepwaTer toilet system resulted in the sinking of German U-1206

The top secret mission that led to the discovery of the Titanic

Moss and Tracy Hills survived 2 major shipwrecks and were heroes of both.

WIlliam Bligh makes his miraculous voyage and Fletcher Christian heads to Pitcairn Island.

Fletcher Christian stages a mutiny and casts William Bligh adrfit.

A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder

Myths and legends about the Titanic and a little known interracial love story.

A ship full of immigrants to New South Wales are killed on the rocks.

The HMS Gaspee was seized and burned by Rhode Islanders on June 10, 1772.

On the 13th of January, 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rocky outcropping off the coast of Italy. The ship lost power and propulsion, and came to rest on its starboard side, just meters from the island of Giglio. Panic and chaos ensued on board, with over 4000 passengers and 1000 crew. Captain Francesco Schettino altered the planned course of his ship to perform a sail-by salute, close to Giglio, without informing Costa operations. His mistress, Moldovan dancer Domnica Cemo...

The Greek Line cruise ends in tragedy