Lost Ships of the Mediterranean
Join famed underwater explorer Dr. Robert Ballard as a rare find off the coast of Israel sends him, …

# Lost Ships of the MediterraneanJoin famed underwater explorer Dr. Robert Ballard as a rare find off the coast of Israel sends him, a team of experts, and a National Geographic crew on a quest to solve an archaeological mystery. See the oldest shipwrecks ever found in the deep Mediterranean; relive the excitement of an ancient wreck discovered by a U.S. Navy nuclear sub; and probe the secrets of these unprecedented archaeological ''time capsules'' and the clues they offer to an extraordinary, ancient civilization that dates back to biblical times. Approximately 60 minutes. © 2000 # Last Voyage of the LusitaniaWhy did Germany torpedo the Lusitania, a civilian vessel? And why did such an enormous ship sink so fast? Now, take a high-tech plunge beneath the Irish Channel and relive one of the century's most mysterious maritime tragedies: The date is May 7, 1915, just nine months into World War I. A German U-boat torpedoes the Lusitaniaone of the largest and fastest luxury liners in the world. Of the 1,959 people aboard, including millionaire Alfred Vanderbilt, nearly two-thirds will die. Many are trapped inside as the great ship sinks in just eighteen minutes. Approximately 60 minutes. © 1994 # Secrets of the TitanicThe unsinkable ship sank at 2:20 a.m. on April 14, 1912. Approximately 1,500 people perished with her, a loss that stunned the world. For seven decades the fabled liner lay hidden 13,000 feet below the North Atlantic surface. Various expeditions tried to find her, but they were defeated by wild weather, the extreme depth, and conflicting accounts of the ship's last moments. Finally, in 1985, explorer Bob Ballard and a French-American team located the Titanic. Years of painstaking research paid off as they became the first people to see the great ship since that awful night in 1912. Join Ballard on the search and see what his team saw. Approximately 55 minutes.