Secrets of the Dead

Abandoning the Titanic

Join a team of investigators as they search for the identity of the captain of a “mystery ship” that turned away from the “unsinkable” Titanic in its darkest hour, abandoning thousands of lives to the icy waters and their deaths.

Abandoning the Titanic

55m 15s

Join a team of investigators as they search for the identity of the captain of a “mystery ship” that turned away from the “unsinkable” Titanic in its darkest hour, abandoning thousands of lives to the icy waters and their deaths.

Previews + Extras

  • Preview | Abandoning the Titanic: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview | Abandoning the Titanic

    S17 E6 - 30s

    Join a team of investigators as they search for the identity of the captain of a “mystery ship” that turned away from the “unsinkable” Titanic in its darkest hour, abandoning thousands of lives to the icy waters and their deaths.

  • The Lookouts Spot the Iceberg: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Lookouts Spot the Iceberg

    S17 E6 - 1m 23s

    Experts explain the protocol Titanic crew would have followed upon sighting an iceberg dead ahead, beginning with three piercing rings of the crow’s nest bell.

  • Meet Capt. Stanley Lord: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Meet Capt. Stanley Lord

    S17 E6 - 1m 38s

    Learn about Capt. Stanley Lord of the SS Californian and what he was up against the night of the tragedy.

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