Three doomed vessels reveal how catastrophe reshapes seas, cities, and memory.

Explore the stories of the Wakashio, MT Haven, and Orient Queen, three shipwrecks tied to environmental disaster, human loss, and unfinished questions. From Mauritius and the Ligurian coast to Beirut, the series follows what happened above and below the waterline, and why these wrecks still matter. Sign up to uncover the forces that turned tragedy into lasting underwater history.

Episode guide

3 episodes

1Orient Queen

When firemen were called to Beirut port to put out a fire that had started in one of the warehouses, they heard a strange crackling sound. Little did they expect what happened next: a masssive explosion.

46 min

2MT Haven

MT Haven sank off the coast of Italy on the 13th April 1991. It has become a popular dive site for deep water divers. The shipwreck was considered one of the worst oil spills in history and certainly the worst in the Mediterranean.

44 min

3Wakashio

On the 25th of July 2020, Japanese owned cargo ship Wakashio rammed into a reef off one of the most beautiful places on earth: Pointe d’Esney, in Mauritius. The ship lay on the reef for a month before the government of Mauritius called for help.

45 min

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