The WORST episodes of Drain the Oceans
Every episode of Drain the Oceans ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - Sea of Secrets
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/23/2021
The Black Sea is a place of myth and legend and ships have sailed on its waters for millennia. Three wrecks unlock secrets of this mysterious sea.
#2 - Chicago
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/23/2020
Underwater exploration reveals astonishing secrets: terrifying disasters, war-winning heroics and an engineering marvel that saves the city.
#3 - The Great Barrier Reef
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/23/2021
The mysterious sinking of Australia’s “Titanic”, a warship on a dangerous mission, and a ROV expedition searching for clues at the bottom of the reef.
#4 - Pacific Shockwave
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/7/2019
How Japan dominated the Pacific during World War II, crushing the Allies.
#5 - Alaska
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/5/2023
Draining Alaskas extreme north reveals the graveyard of a tragic fleet.
#6 - Lost Nukes of the Cold War
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/29/2019
Using computer-generated imagery, the Cold War's lost nuclear weapons are revealed on ocean floors, along with evidence of secret nuclear confrontations
#7 - The Viking Seas
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/5/2020
After vanishing in the Baltic over 450 years ago, a formidable battleship reveals secrets.
#8 - The Alamo
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/2022
Archaeologists are researching the events surrounding the Battle of the Alamo, one of the most famous sieges in American history. Shipwrecks filled with weapons have now been found in the Gulf of Mexico.
#9 - Thai Cave Rescue
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/2/2019
A new 3D survey of the Thai cave in Tham Luang reveals how 12 boys were rescued after being trapped.
#13 - Narcos
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/20/2022
Narcos: With real-time access to a US border security team, discover the extraordinary story of how Mexican cartels have smuggled cocaine into the US over the last 40 years.
#16 - Invasion USA
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/2/2023
A shipwreck is thought to be a lost flagship from the War of 1812, and an artist uncovers her ancestor’s link to the burning of the White House.
#17 - Raiders of the Civil War
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/9/2020
Draining American rivers, seas and oceans reveals military tactics from the American Civil War that rewrote the rules of warfare forever.
#18 - Secrets of Loch Ness
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/2019
Emptying the lake to finally reveal the monster's identity.
#20 - Rise of the Roman Empire
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/14/2019
The story of how Rome dominated the world for 500 years by conquering the sea.
#21 - Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/1/2019
Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved reveals the risks taken to go west.
#22 - The Last Wrecks of WWII
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/16/2020
Hitler’s latest weapons sink during a top-secret U-boat mission. An American aviation breakthrough brings victory to the Allies in the Pacific.
#23 - The Secrets of Pompeii's Dead
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/15/2022
New discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum reveal the identities and final moments of those trapped during Mount Vesuvius' eruption 2000 years ago.
#24 - $20 Million Time Bomb
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/9/2023
The true story of one of the darkest crimes on the high seas; the sinking of the MV Lucona and its crew, all to claim a massive insurance pay out.
