
About this season
An expert team of underwater archaeologists, divers, and technicians locate, identify, and explore some of the world's great, and often forgotten, shipwrecks.
Episodes (7)
1. Catherine the Great's Treasure Ship
Aired 3 January 2003 • 48 min
Catherine the Great of Russia lost her famous treasure ship in the Finnish archipelagos. Many have searched for the ship, but the Finnish Marine Museum now believes they have located it.
2. The Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
Aired 10 January 2003 • 48 min
25 miles off the coast of Poland lay three of the top five worst shipwrecks of all time, all within a few miles of each other.
3. The Malahat: Queen of the Rum Runners
Aired 17 January 2003 • 48 min
Within a man-made breakwater of derelict ships on Canada's west coast lies a possible relic from a fascinating era in American history - the rip-roaring time known as prohibition.
4. From Wrecks to Riches
Aired 24 January 2003 • 48 min
Using the latest underwater technology, our team of renowned historians, divers and marine archaeologists search for the world's most renowned lost ships and tell the history and mystery of each epic ocean tale.
5. The Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff
Aired 31 January 2003 • 48 min
Just off the coast of Poland, deep beneath the icy waters of the Baltic, lie the torn remains of a German ocean liner.
6. Malahat: Queen of the Rumrunners
Aired 7 February 2003 • 48 min
Join the Sea Hunters as they seek the last resting place of the most famous smuggling ship on the west coast, the fabled, Queen of the Rum Runners, Malahat.
7. Vrouw Maria
Aired 14 February 2003 • 48 min
In 1771, Catherine the Great of Russia lost her famous treasure ship in the Finnish archipelagos. Many have searched for the Vrouw Maria. A Finnish historian has now located it.