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The Jacques Cousteau odyssey

Explorer Jacques Cousteau investigates the sunken ship Britannic, a British hospital ship that sank in 1916 during its sixth journey.

You wouldn't want to sail on a 19th-century whaling ship!

grisly tasks you'd rather not do
Cartoons and facts combine to explain what it was like to be a cabin boy on a whaling ship in 1819, discussing the realities of life aboard ship, the catching and processing of the whale, being shipwrecked, and coming home again.

Wrecks of American warships

Examines the excavation of sunken American Navy warships from the Revolutionary War to World War II and discusses what they tell us about life on board these vessels.

Shipwrecks of the explorers

Surveys the archaeological search for the sunken ships of explorers throughout history and discusses the voyages made by the explorers.

Shipwrecks from the westward movement

Describes the excavations of the watercraft of explorers, settlers, and traders who visited the American West from the 1600s to the 1800s and what the findings reveal about life in early America.

Ancient shipwrecks

Describes the development of underwater archaeology and the information it has discovered concerning early shipwrecks and their cultures.

Shiver me, shipwreck!

While spending a week on the Bone Rattler, a ship that is not exactly ship-shape, the pirates-in-training get stuck in Shipwreck Pass and must come up with a creative plan to save the Bone Rattler and find the treasure Captain Stinky beard seeks.

Shipwrecks

Highlights famous shipwrecks throughout history, describing how ships have been sunk in peacetime and war and examing the events surrounding various shipwrecks.

Hidden depths

amazing underwater discoveries
Presents ten true stories about things lost and found in the ocean depths, including the sunken city of Port Royal, ancient fossils in the Rocky Mountains, the Lighthouse of Alexandria and a prehistoric fish found alive.

I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912

Excited to board the Titanic with his aunt and little sister, ten-year-old George begins to explore the ill-fated ship's first-class storage cabin when the ship is rocked by a collision with an iceberg and begins to sink.

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