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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!

The Best Episodes of Drain the Oceans

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...

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  1. 8.6/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Secrets of the Dinosaurs

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    S6:E3

    Paleontologists uncover the Real Jurassic Americas.

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  2. 8.3/10(30 votes)

    #2 - The Last Wrecks of WWII

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    S3:E8

    New insights reveal how the Allies won World War II.

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  3. 8.3/10(12 votes)

    #3 - The Myth of the Pacific Pirate Ship

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    S6:E4

    The truth behind the legend of a pirate ship.

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  4. 8.2/10(72 votes)

    #4 - Secrets of D-Day

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    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.

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  5. 8.2/10(49 votes)

    #5 - Secrets of the Civil War

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    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.

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  6. 8.2/10(48 votes)

    #6 - Pacific War Megawrecks

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    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.

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  8. 8.2/10(45 votes)

    #7 - Egypt's Sunken City

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    S3:E3

    A lost Egyptian city gives up its secrets after 2,000 years.

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  9. 8.1/10(60 votes)

    #8 - Thai Cave Rescue

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    S2:E9

    Drain the Oceans conducts the first accurate 3D survey of the Thai cave, revealing insight into the risky mission to save 12 boys from the flooded cave.

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  10. 8.1/10(45 votes)

    #9 - Lost Giants

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    S2:E13

    Over the past century, advances in technology have fueled a race to build gigantic ships. When things go wrong, they become awe-inspiring wrecks.

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  11. 8.1/10(41 votes)

    #10 - Pacific Shockwave

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    S2:E14

    In 1942, Japan came to dominate the Pacific region. The secret as to how they did it lies waiting to be discovered.

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  12. 8.0/10(73 votes)

    #11 - Ultimate Battleships

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    S1:E9

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

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  13. 8.0/10(28 votes)

    #12 - Raiders of the Civil War

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    S3:E7

    Revealing the lost wrecks of the American Civil War.

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  14. 8.0/10(23 votes)

    #13 - Venice's Lost Empire

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    S4:E5

    A 14th-century galley entombed in mud, a 16th-century hoard of luxury cargo, and a gruesome discovery reveal the rise and fall of the Venetian Empire.

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  15. 8.0/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Rise of the Mob

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    S6:E2

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

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  16. 7.9/10(80 votes)

    #15 - Egypt's Lost Wonders

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    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.

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  17. 7.9/10(68 votes)

    #16 - Mysteries of the China Seas

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    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.

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  18. 7.9/10(92 votes)

    #17 - Malaysia Airlines 370

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    S1:E10

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

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  19. 7.9/10(51 votes)

    #18 - Killer U-Boats

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    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.

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  20. 7.9/10(51 votes)

    #19 - London's Secret History

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    S2:E10

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

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  21. 7.9/10(45 votes)

    #20 - Hitler's Killer Warships

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    S2:E12

    The story of Hitler’s vision to conquer the world using his high-tech battleships, revealing the rise and fall of the Third Reich’s deadly fleet.

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  22. 7.9/10(33 votes)

    #21 - Pirate Ships of the Caribbean

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    Shipwrecks reveal the true story of piracy on the Caribbean.

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  23. 7.9/10(20 votes)

    #22 - Sea of Secrets

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    The Black Sea is a place of myth and legend and ships have sailed on its waters for millennia. Three wrecks unlock secrets of this mysterious sea.Remnants of colonization attempts, a revolutionary refugee ship and submerged subway cars reveal hurricanes' impacts on America's past and its future.

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  24. 7.8/10(100 votes)

    #23 - Gulf of Mexico

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

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  25. 7.8/10(81 votes)

    #24 - Sunken Treasures

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

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  26. 7.8/10(63 votes)

    #25 - Secrets of Loch Ness

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    S2:E11

    Combining over 100 years of data with military-grade scanning equipment, Drain the Oceans pulls the plug on the world’s most famous lake to reveal the monster within.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Secrets of the Dinosaurs" is the best rated episode of "Drain the Oceans". It scored 8.6/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/19/2023. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Last Wrecks of WWII".