Shipwreck Hunters Australia

Overview

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.

Episodes

S01E01 Deep Sea Discovery

October 5, 2022 52 min

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...

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S01E02 Search for Koombana

October 5, 2022 49 min

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...

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S01E03 Flying Boats of Broome

October 5, 2022 46 min

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...

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S01E04 Australia's Oldest Shipwreck

October 5, 2022 51 min

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...

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S01E05 Survivors of Stefano

October 5, 2022 49 min

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...

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S01E06 Two Wreck Fever

October 5, 2022 48 min

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...

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