European Shipwrecks Episodes
The Zeewijk with Dr. Howard Gray
A story of survival off the coast of Western Australia.
The Raft of the Medusa - Part 2
Survivors from the French shipwreck Medusa struggle to survive.
The Raft of the Medusa - Part 1
The French shipwreck Medusa, which took place in 1816 off the coast of Mauritania, remains one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history. The vessel, carrying French officials, soldiers, and settlers to Senegal, ran ...
The Sinking of the Vasa
The Swedish warship Vasa sank just minutes into its maiden voyage in 1626.
The Final Voyage of SS Atlantic
The SS Atlantic disaster occurred on April 1, 1873, when the British steamship SS Atlantic, carrying over 900 passengers and crew, struck rocks off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. The ship was en route from Liverpool, Engla...
The Lost Franklin Expedition
HMS Terror and Erebus disappeared in Canada in 1845, along with Sir John Franklin and his entire expedition.
Operation Catapult: Assault of the French Fleet
During World War 2 the British Royal Navy battled the Vichy French in Africa.
The RMS Republic
In 1909, the RMS Republic of the White Star Line was struck by the SS Florida, and sank off Nantucket in the North Atlantic. It was rumored to be carrying a large quantity of gold, silver, and other valuables, but none of it ...
Return to the Andrea Doria
The crew of the D/V Tenacious returns to the Andrea Doria with a team of Italian divers to record the condition of the wreck from bow to stern. Italian divers Andrea Murdock Alpini, David D'Anna, and Marco Setti make an emoti...
The Fiery Demise of the Georges Philippar
The Georges Philippar was a luxurious passenger liner of the French Messageries Maritimes line. She and other ships built by the Ateliers et Chantiers shipbuilding company were plagued by fires over the years, culminating in ...
Tragedy & Courage: The Lulworth Hill
Author and historian Richard M. Jones joines me to discuss the British cargo ship Lulworth Hill. Just after midnight on 19 March 1943, the Lulworth Hill was torpedoed by the Italian U-Boat Leonardo da Vinci. The ship split in...
Batavia's Graveyard - Part 3
Dr. Howard Gray joins me again for this final installment of Batavia's Graveyard. Jeronimus Cornelisz and his fellow mutineers begin their reign of terror on the other survivors of the Batavia shipwreck. Cornelisz orders the ...
Batavia's Graveyard - Part 2
In Part 2 of Batavia's Graveyard, the Batavia and its crew depart Table Bay in southern Africa and continue their voyage to the Dutch East Indies. The Schipper, Ariaen Jacobs had just been publicly dressed down in front of th...
Batavia's Graveyard - Part 1
In 1628, the Dutch East India Company sent its brand new flagship vessel Batavia from The Netherlands on a voyage to the settlement of Batavia (modern day Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies. The cast of characters on board wou...
The Carlskrona: Pearl of the Swedish Navy
The Carlskrona was a 19th century corvette of the Swedish Navy. In 1846, the fast but unstable ship encountered a freak storm which came out of nowhere in the Florida Strait. The crew was not able to adjust the sails fast eno...
The Wrecks of the U-53
On October 7, 1916 the German U-Boat U-53 showed up unexpectedly at Newport Harbor, Rhode Island. World War 1 was raging, although the United States remained firmly neutral. The U-53 captain, Hans Rose, paid courtesy visits t...
The Achille Lauro
The Achille Lauro burned and sank on December 2, 1994.
Wrecktoberfest Volume 2: Ghosts of the Queen Mary
Many of the Queen Mary's crew and guests have claimed to have experienced paranormal activity throughout its long history.
The Andrea Doria: Pride of Italy
The luxury passenger line Andrea Doria was the pride of post World War 2 Italy, and sank in 1956 after a collision with the vessel Stockholm.
The Tragedy of The Estonia
In 1994, the passenger and vehicle ferry MV Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea during a violent storm, killing 852 of its passengers.