Jun 3, 2019 · 47m
In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it.


Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this 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.
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Jun 3, 2019 · 47m
In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it.
Jun 10, 2019 · 47m
In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets, we explain how.
Jun 17, 2019 · 47m
Draining the oceans reveals the story of the U-Boats as they took on the Royal Navy, sinking 12 million tons of ships and nearly winning the war.
Jul 1, 2019 · 47m
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.
Jul 22, 2019 · 47m
Throughout the American Civil War, technological advances fuelled an arms race on America’s seas and rivers. Science and graphics drain the oceans to reveal the ships that shaped America.
Jul 29, 2019 · 47m
When the world’s two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology.
Aug 5, 2019 · 47m
Spain’s attempted conquest of England fails when its armada is defeated. Draining the ocean reveals how the English stole technology to build an empire.
Aug 12, 2019 · 47m
An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.
Sep 2, 2019 · 47m
Drain the Oceans conducts the first accurate 3D survey of the Thai cave, revealing insight into the risky mission to save 12 boys from the flooded cave.
Sep 9, 2019 · 47m
London is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.
Sep 16, 2019 · 47m
Combining over 100 years of data with military-grade scanning equipment, Drain the Oceans pulls the plug on the world’s most famous lake to reveal the monster within.
Sep 23, 2019 · 47m
The story of Hitler’s vision to conquer the world using his high-tech battleships, revealing the rise and fall of the Third Reich’s deadly fleet.
Sep 30, 2019 · 47m
Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.
Oct 7, 2019 · 47m
In 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.
Oct 14, 2019 · 47m
The secrets of the survival of the Roman empire are unearthed from beneath the waves of the Mediterranean and the soil of the Italian peninsula.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Drain the Oceans Season 2 premiered on June 3, 2019.
Drain the Oceans Season 2 has 15 episodes.
The season opens with Season 2 Episode 1, "Secrets of D-Day". It aired on June 3, 2019.
Go to Season 2 Episode 1