Shipwreck Hunters Australia
A unique team of adventurous divers and underwater filmmakers are joined by expert maritime archaeologists on the hunt for long-lost shipwreck secrets along the vast coast of Western Australia. Led by an obsessed pirate captain, the missions combine new evidence and archival research in an all-out adventure into the mysterious past in one of the most stunning places on Earth.
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Season 1
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Deep Sea Discovery
In open ocean off the remote north-west coast of Australia, a deep-water location teeming with marine wildlife has captured the Shipwreck Hunters’ imagination. Obsessed by the potential of finding a historic wreck site, their focus turns to the story of sailors lost at sea and the families they left behind. It’s an adventure full of surprises that will change their lives forever.
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Search for Koombana
The Shipwreck Hunters search for a luxurious passenger liner named Koombana, which steamed straight into the path of a deadly cyclone off the remote north-west coast of Australia and was never seen again. More than 150 people were lost at sea and communities were left devastated. The team are determined to help solve this epic ocean mystery.
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Flying Boats of Broome
A surprise attack during World War II in the remote north-west Australian town of Broome destroyed and sank fifteen flying boats, of which five have never been found. The Shipwreck Hunters search this challenging location with some of the biggest tidal variations in the world— as well as sharks, crocodiles and near zero visibility underwater pushing them to their limits.
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Australia's Oldest Shipwreck
The Shipwreck Hunters investigate an epic tale from the age of pirates. Their destination is a wild open-ocean location 130 kilometers off the mainland of Australia’s treacherous north-west coast. The team search an imposing site for clues and explore uninhabited islands nearby to try to put an epic shipwreck story, finally, to rest.
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Survivors of Stefano
The Shipwreck Hunters explore the spectacular Ningaloo coast following an incredible 150-year-old story of tragedy and survival. They travel to the far reaches of the largest fringing reef on the planet in search of lost pieces of a shipwreck puzzle, braving extreme ocean currents and reliving a harrowing castaway ordeal.
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Two Wreck Fever
The Shipwreck Hunters join maritime archaeologists from the Western Australian Museum to reinvestigate a known shipwreck site and the theory of a second ship lost at the same site in the spectacular Abrolhos Islands. The treacherous location is a hotspot for shipwrecks and mind-blowing ocean biodiversity.
Oct 5, 2022
