Episodes

The Titan submersible imploded on June 18, 2023, killing all 5 people on board.

On June 18, 2023, the Titan submersible imploded during a voyage to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all 5 on board.

The Lac La Belle was lost in 1872 on Lake Michigan and found 150 years later.

The Battle of Jutland was the only full scale WWI naval battle between the British Royal Navy and the German High Seas Fleet.

The passenger ferry Wahine capsized in Wellington Harbour after being caught in Cyclone Giselle in 1968.

Rich Napolitano talks about his podcast Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs with host Sam Catling of Deck Tales

Jess Rowe and Miriam Payne of Seas The Day became the first women to row across the Pacific non-stop and unsupported.

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

The RMS Niagara struck a German mine and sank on January 19th, 1940 with 590 gold bars on board.

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

The wreck of SS Warwick in 1896 provided a night to remember for the residents of Grand Manan, New Brunswick.

The Empress of Ireland sank May 29, 1914, killing 1,014 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.

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Author John U. Bacon joins Rich to discuss his new book and the true stories behind the Captain and crew of the famed ship.

The Mayflower II is a full-scale replica of the 1620 historic ship, built in England and sailed to Plymouth, MA in 1957.

Discover the 1821 whaleship Essex disaster—an epic tale of survival, a whale attack at sea, and the real-life inspiration behind Moby-Dick.

4 men are stranded in a small lifeboat in the south Atlantic after their ship sinks in a storm. One man is sacrificed so the others may live.

The Deadliest Passenger Ship Disaster off the Coast of the United States Since 1934

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank on Lake Superior on Nov. 10, 1975.

The Star of Bengal was ran aground in Alaska on Sept 20, 1908 with the loss of 111 people.

The SS Andaste and its entire crew were lost in 1929 on Lake Michigan.

Retired marine captain and pirate Capt. Tonz shares stories from his career.