The BEST episodes of Drain the Oceans
Every episode of Drain the Oceans ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Drain the Oceans!
Maritime mysteries -- old and new -- come to life in this 10-episode series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world. Innovative technology allows viewers to see what lies on the floors of large bodies of water such as the Gulf of Mexico, the Nile, the Indian Ocean, the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean as if they had been drained. Then, in a quest to explain natural wonders and man-made catastrophes, stories tell of how vessels sank, what ancient geological formations reveal about life on Earth, where Nazi secrets now reside, and why so many continue to search for the legendary city of Atlantis.
#1 - Secrets of the Dinosaurs
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/19/2023
From Patagonia to Canada, paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas.
#2 - Pearl Harbor
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/29/2022
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.
#4 - Pacific War Megawrecks
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/12/2019
A high-tech expedition searches for the iconic lost wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific.
#6 - Egypt's Lost Wonders
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/9/2018
The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife.
#7 - Secrets of the Spanish Armada
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/5/2019
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.
#8 - Secrets of D-Day
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2019
Sonar technology heads beneath Normandy's waves for a powerful look at the hundred plus ships wrecked during the largest amphibious invasion ever.
#9 - Sunken Treasures
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/18/2018
Treasure hunting has captured our imaginations for centuries. Draining the oceans reveals the richest wrecks ever found.
#10 - Lost Giants
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/30/2019
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.
#11 - Malaysia Airlines 370
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/30/2018
Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.
#12 - Venice's Lost Empire
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2021
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.
#14 - Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/11/2018
The secrets of lost ancient civilizations come to light when the Mediterranean is drained.
#15 - The Atomic Ghost Fleet
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/5/2020
A high-tech survey reveals the dark secrets of U.S. nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.
#18 - Mysteries of the China Seas
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/16/2018
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.
#19 - America's Last Slave Ship
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/9/2020
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.
#20 - Nazi Secrets
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/28/2018
The hidden secrets of the Nazis are revealed when the oceans covering them are drained using CGI animation.
#21 - Secrets of New York City
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2019
Submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets reveal the story of New York City’s rise.
#25 - London's Secret History
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/9/2019
London's secret history is revealed.