shipwrecks

Recounts the 1944 ordeal of Admiral William "Bull" Halsey and the crew of the United States 3rd Fleet as they fought a massive typhoon in the South Pacific and struggled to survive while awaiting rescue from Lieutenant Commander Henry Lee Plage and the "USS Tabberer." Includes photographs.

Recounts the story of the 1820 wreck of the whaleship Essex, which inspired Melville's classic "Moby-Dick," and describes its doomed crew's ninety-day attempt to survive whale attacks and the elements on three tiny lifeboats.

Chronicles the dramatic story of the December 2004 rescue of a Malaysian cargo ship that ran aground on Alaska's Aleutian Islands during a brutal storm, an effort further complicated by the crash of a Jayhawk rescue helicopter.

Shipwrecked with his dog on an uninhabited Caribbean Island after a hurricane that washed his parents overboard, a blind boy struggles for survival.

What lies in the deep? Not just coral and sand. Not just undersea creatures that have never seen the light. No, the deep holds something even more mysterious and valuable. Kaz, Dante, Adriana and Star started the summer thinking they were going to study marine life. Now they've found sunken treasure. And they're not the only ones who want to keep it.