In 1929, two ancient ships were discovered in Lake Nemi. These ships had technology and features believed to be impossible until modern day and even more shocking… they had once belonged to one of the most infamous emperors of Rome, Caligula.

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In 1717, a former slave ship was captured by the most dangerous man on the high seas. For the next 9 months she would be used to make history, chaos, and profit, before deliberately sinking at the hands of her captain Edward Teach, a man most people knew as Blackbeard. This is Queen Anne’s Revenge. 

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The sea can be a vast lonely place. Boats filled with rats, trash, and sailors desperate for companionship became the perfect place for our modern furry friends to flourish. How do you hoist a mainsail if you don’t have opposable thumbs? We’ll find out when cats sail the high seas.

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For as long as humans have traveled and battled on the sea, there have been stories of weapons capable of laying waste to ship and sailor alike. Are they real? Do they work? And did they shape the course of history?

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Winter, 1955 - An entire U.S. Navy destroyer is teleported from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Norfolk, Virginia and back. At least that's what an anonymously delivered book of handwritten notes would have us believe.

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July 28th, 1945 - The USS Indianapolis set out from Guam after dropping off the components for the bomb destined for Hiroshima. Two days later, the Indianapolis had sunk. A third of her crew was dead and the rest clung desperately to life boats as the sharks circled.

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The USS Indianapolis set out from San Francisco to Pearl Harbor on a top secret mission. Two weeks later the Indianapolis had sunk, and her crew had spent three harrowing days in shark infested waters. The world would never be the same again.

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March 23rd, 1911 - A cargo ship carrying forty-nine passengers, seventy-three crew members, and one famous racing horse, Set out from Mackay, Australia. Within hours the ship and all aboard had mysteriously disappeared, only to be discovered forty-seven years later.

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A fleet of ships and submarines enter a foggy cove, not knowing they are sailing to their deaths. The most powerful fleet in the ancient world is thwarted by a seemingly supernatural storm. And one of America’s greatest tragedies on land reveals a mysterious maritime relic. 

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March 16th, 1978 - A traditional Hawaiian canoe left Honolulu with plans to travel to Tahiti using only ancient navigation methods and the tools of their ancestors. Only a few hours later the boat capsized, and one crew member would never be seen again.

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