Episodes

The USCGC Tampa was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1918 and found over 100 years later.

Oliver Hazard Perry scores an unlikely victory over the British for control of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.

A gripping historical novel set in the golden age of Clippers.

Rich Napolitano and Dan Lefebvre discuss the real history behind The Terror, Season 1.

The passenger and vehicle ferry sank 6 March, 1987 after its bow door was left open.

An American whaleship is wrecked in a storm and its sailors stranded in Palau.

The Glenesslin mysteriously crashed into the cliffs of Oregon in calm weather.

The Doolittle Raid sparked massive retaliation against the Chinese people, with Unit 731 responsible for many atrocities.

He Solved the Greatest Mystery in Arctic History and Then Was Erased From It

129 men vanished in the Canadian Arctic, 1845-1848.

The scattered parties of the USS Jeannette struggle to survive in the remote Siberian wilderness.

The USS Jeannette is one of the most tragic polar expeditions in maritime history.

Japanese Hell Ships were notoriously brutal POW transport ships of World War 2.

The 5-masted schooner Carroll A. Deering was found mysteriously abandoned in 1921, with no trace of the crew.

The USS Narcissus sank in 1866 during a storm at the mouth of Tampa Bay, Florida.

A daring naval manuever rescued the crew of HMS Rockingham on 27 September, 1944.

Violet Jessop survived three maritime disasters including the sinkings of Titanic and Britannic.

HMHS Britannic struck a German mine and sank on 21 November, 1916, during World War 1.

The Titan submersible imploded on June 18, 2023, killing all 5 people on board.

On June 18, 2023, the Titan submersible imploded during a voyage to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all 5 on board.

The Lac La Belle was lost in 1872 on Lake Michigan and found 150 years later.

The Battle of Jutland was the only full scale WWI naval battle between the British Royal Navy and the German High Seas Fleet.

The passenger ferry Wahine capsized in Wellington Harbour after being caught in Cyclone Giselle in 1968.

Rich Napolitano talks about his podcast Shipwrecks and Sea Dogs with host Sam Catling of Deck Tales