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The Best Episodes of Drain the Oceans

Every episode of Drain the Oceans ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Drain the Oceans!

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Maritime mysteries—old and new—come to life in this series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes, seas and oceans around the world.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Drain the Oceans Season 1 Episode 2 - Gulf of Mexico
    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Gulf of Mexico

    S1:E2

    Draining the Gulf of Mexico brings deadly secrets back to the surface. Stories of piracy, war, slavery and a dinosaur-killing asteroid are revealed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Drain the Oceans Season 1 Episode 8 - Mysteries of the China Seas
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Mysteries of the China Seas

    S1:E8

    The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. We expose the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Drain the Oceans Season 2 Episode 5 - Secrets of the Civil War
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Secrets of the Civil War

    S2:E5

    Throughout the American Civil War, technological advances fuelled an arms race on America’s seas and rivers. Science and graphics drain the oceans to reveal the ships that shaped America.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Drain the Oceans Season 1 Episode 3 - Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean

    S1:E3

    The secrets of lost ancient civilizations come to light when the Mediterranean is drained.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Drain the Oceans Season 1 Episode 6 - Deadly Pacific
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Deadly Pacific

    S1:E6

    The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis form; the ocean is drained to reveal the geological forces behind natural disasters and to uncover threats along the coast of Seattle, Tokyo and New Zealand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Drain the Oceans Season 1 Episode 7 - Egypt's Lost Wonders
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Egypt's Lost Wonders

    S1:E7

    The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Drain the Oceans Season 1 Episode 9 - Ultimate Battleships
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Ultimate Battleships

    S1:E9

    The hidden secrets of WWI's powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Drain the Oceans Season 2 Episode 1 - Secrets of D-Day
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Secrets of D-Day

    S2:E1

    In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Drain the Oceans Season 2 Episode 3 - Killer U-Boats
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Killer U-Boats

    S2:E3

    Draining the oceans reveals the story of the U-Boats as they took on the Royal Navy, sinking 12 million tons of ships and nearly winning the war.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Drain the Oceans Season 2 Episode 7 - Secrets of The Spanish Armada
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Secrets of The Spanish Armada

    S2:E7

    Spain’s attempted conquest of England fails when its armada is defeated. Draining the ocean reveals how the English stole technology to build an empire.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Drain the Oceans Season 6 Episode 3 - Secrets of the Dinosaurs
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Secrets of the Dinosaurs

    S6:E3

    Paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Drain the Oceans Season 1 Episode 1 - Nazi Secrets
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Nazi Secrets

    S1:E1

    The hidden secrets of the Nazis are revealed when the oceans covering them are drained using CGI animation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Drain the Oceans Season 1 Episode 5 - Legends of Atlantis
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Legends of Atlantis

    S1:E5

    Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Drain the Oceans Season 1 Episode 4 - Sunken Treasures
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Sunken Treasures

    S1:E4

    Treasure hunting has captured our imaginations for centuries. Draining the oceans reveals the richest wrecks ever found.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Drain the Oceans Season 2 Episode 2 - Secrets of New York City
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Secrets of New York City

    S2:E2

    In just 400 years New York has become a global powerhouse. By draining the ocean, revealing submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets, we explain how.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Drain the Oceans Season 2 Episode 6 - Lost Nukes of The Cold War
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Lost Nukes of The Cold War

    S2:E6

    When the world’s two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Drain the Oceans Season 2 Episode 8 - Pacific War Megawrecks
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Pacific War Megawrecks

    S2:E8

    An expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Drain the Oceans Season 2 Episode 10 - London's Secret History
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - London's Secret History

    S2:E10

    London is one of the most powerful cities on Earth. Drain the Oceans reveals the story of the city’s meteoric rise.

    Director:Sam Miller
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Drain the Oceans Season 2 Episode 15 - Rise of The Roman Empire
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Rise of The Roman Empire

    S2:E15

    The secrets of the survival of the Roman empire are unearthed from beneath the waves of the Mediterranean and the soil of the Italian peninsula.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Drain the Oceans Season 3 Episode 2 - The Viking Seas
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - The Viking Seas

    S3:E2

    A formidable battleship reveals secrets, 450 years later.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Drain the Oceans Season 3 Episode 10 - America's Last Slave Ship
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - America's Last Slave Ship

    S3:E10

    Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the crucial component in the Atlantic Slave Trade: the slave ship. An armoured, floating fortress operating for over four centuries, capturing and transporting over 12 million Africans, who were sold and forced to work in brutal conditions in the New World. By draining we reveal the cruel technology on-board, gain an insight into the horrific conditions and ID a wreck in Alabama that could be the last ever slave ship to bring Africans to American soil.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Drain the Oceans Season 6 Episode 2 - Rise of the Mob
    6.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Rise of the Mob

    S6:E2

    How the mob gained power and wealth in 1920s America.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Drain the Oceans Season 4 Episode 2 - The Battle for the Black Swan
    6.2/10(4 votes)

    #23 - The Battle for the Black Swan

    S4:E2

    Archaeologists and treasure hunters battle it out over half a billion dollars worth of gold and silver. Who will win the Battle for the Black Swan?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Drain the Oceans Season 1 Episode 10 - Malaysia Airlines 370
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Malaysia Airlines 370

    S1:E10

    Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Drain the Oceans Season 2 Episode 4 - Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush

    S2:E4

    Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved reveals the risks taken to go west.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Gulf of Mexico" is the best rated episode of "Drain the Oceans". It scored 7.3/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/4/2018. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mysteries of the China Seas".