Plot Synopsis

Using intel from maritime archaeologists, data from sonar mapping and CGI re-enactments, ABANDONED: EXPEDITION SHIPWRECK is a one-hour documentary series that looks to uncover new details about some of the most infamous wrecks from history. Experts follow investigations around the world that reveal the most epic, infamous and notorious shipwrecks from throughout history. From wartime disasters to commercial ship collisions, this series exposes the many volatile risks at sea and how they've shaped regulations and technological advancements, and also pieces together disasters from history to reveal what really happened and why. After the sinking of the ocean liner 'Empress of Ireland,' known as one of Canada's worst maritime tragedies, experts look closer at the critical decisions made in the face of danger and how they can make all the difference and potentially save lives. In the wake of WWI, 74 of the most modern and powerful warships of the German High Seas fleet disappeared into the depths near Orkney Islands, Scotland. But why? What led to their demise?

In the series opener, "Nuclear Wrecks," the remains of five warships could reveal new insights into how the nuclear arms race changed the world forever; using 3-D sonar scan technology, an expert team of marine scientists investigate the catastrophic effects of atomic explosions at sea.