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. The Search for the Avro Arrow Test Flight Models
Aired 7 January 2005 • 48 min
Join The Sea Hunters as they dive under the cold waters of Lake Ontario, at the Pickering Test Site, and off the coast of Maryland, at the American C.I.A.
2. The Search for the Early Submarines
Aired 14 January 2005 • 48 min
The Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood was founded in 1858 and was known as the "Fenian Brotherhood".
3. The Wreck of Arturo Prat's 'Esmeralda'
Aired 21 January 2005 • 48 min
Mike Fletcher and "The Sea Hunters" team are invited back to Chile in order to assist German government archaeologists in the retrieval of artifacts from the German light cruiser "Dresden" which was lost during WWI off Robinson Crusoe Island in Chilean waters.
4. The Search for 'Tonquin'
Aired 28 January 2005 • 48 min
John Jacob Astor was the major competition for British fur traders in the Pacific North West. His activities toward the end of the 18th century and American expansionism above the 49th parallel was a grave concern for the British.
5. Still on Patrol: The Search for Hitler's U-boat 215
Aired 4 February 2005 • 48 min
In July of 1942 the German U-Boat 215, Commanded by Kptlt. Frtiz Hoekner, was on the secret mission to North America. U-215 was a very rare class of u-boat, a type VIID.
6. The Search for Bonhomme Richard
Aired 11 February 2005 • 48 min
Join The Sea Hunters as they search the cold waters of the North Sea for the United States Navy’s most famous vessel, Captain John Paul Jones' "Bonhomme Richard".
7. Operation Overlord: The Search of Juno Beach
Aired 18 February 2005 • 48 min
Join "The Sea Hunters" as they dive the beaches of Normandy and search for artifacts of the largest and most famous maritime invasion of all time.