Episodes

Roald Amundsen is among the greatest explorers and advenurerers in our history.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, Hook Lighthouse, and The Eddystone Lighthouse

Three men were hanged for mutiny on board the USS Somers on December 1, 1842.

The pleasure yacht Wawinet sank on September 21, 1942, in Georgian Bay, Ontario, Canada. The Wawinet was owned by retired NHL defenseman Bert Corbeau who played for the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Corbeau was Plant Supervisor at …

On the evening of January 28, 1980 the United States Coast Guard cutter Blackthorn was leaving Tampa Bay when it collided with the SS Capricorn, killing 23 Coast Guardsman.

This particular conflict goes by multiple names and definitions. While it is globally recognized as the Seven Years' War, it is more commonly referred to in America as the French and Indian War, and in Canada as the War of …

The HMS Gaspee was seized and burned by Rhode Islanders on June 10, 1772.

On the 13th of January, 2012 the Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a rocky outcropping off the coast of Italy, and capsized, killing 32 people.

Over a couple of centuries, the French established settlements all over North America, especially along the St. Lawrence and Mississippi River but also in Nova Scotia, Florida, Louisiana and more.

The horrifying fire and sinking of the Royal Tar killed 32 people and a menagerie of animals.

The cuisine aboard ships was often monotonous, barely edible, and nutritionally deficient by modern standards.

Captain Samuel Francis Knowles began his career on the sea at a very young age, honing his skills as a teenager aboard ships out of Boston. He would go on to captain several ships including the Norway and the Mary …

On October 9, 1862, David Henry White was kidnapped at sea from the United States merchant ship Tonawanda by Captain Raphael Semmes of the CSS Alabama.

The Skeleton Coast of Namibia is infamous for the countless shipwrecks scattered along its shores.

The Ocean Ranger disaster occurred on February 15, 1982, when the semi-submersible offshore drilling rig sank off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

Ships played a vital role in transporting Crusaders, their horses, and their supplies across the Mediterranean.

SS Marine Electric: The Wreck That Changed The Coast Guard

December 14, 1911. Roald Amundsen becomes the first person to reach the South Pole.

The Catastrophic Collision that Shattered a City: The Halifax Explosion of 1917.

History's Deadliest Submarine Disaster

Lord Thomas Cochrane: The Sea Wolf (Part 2)

Lord Thomas Cochrane: The Sea Wolf (Part 1)

The Greek Line cruise ends in tragedy

The Steamboat Victoria Disaster