Sea Dogs Episodes

Ernest Shackleton and crew struggle to survive after the Endurance sinks in the Weddell Sea.

Sir Ernest Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish explorer best known for his daring Antarctic expeditions during the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration.

Maritime folk musician and tall ship captain Tom Kastle talks about his career.

Captain Tom Kastle performs three of his maritime songs.

The French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot joined the search for Roald Amundsen.

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

Roald Amundsen is among the greatest explorers and advenurerers in our history.

Captain Samuel Francis Knowles began his career on the sea at a very young age, honing his skills as a teenager aboard ships out of Boston. He would go on to captain several ships including the Norway and the Mary S. Ames. Ca...

December 14, 1911. Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole.

Lord Thomas Cochrane: The Sea Wolf (Part 2)

Lord Thomas Cochrane: The Sea Wolf (Part 1)

The women of Salty Science rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in December of 2023.

In December 2023, the women of the Salty Science team rowed 3000 miles unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean.

Captain Carolyn Kurtz became the first ever female pilot in state of Florida in 1995.

John Paul Jones was a Scottish born mariner and captain whose name became synonymous with courage, strategic brilliance, and unwavering determination.

Captain James Cook was one of the most successful explorers and navigators of the 18th century.

In 1968, Hugo Vihlen broke the record for crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the smallest vessel, in his 6 foot long boat "April Fool."