May 3, 1995. The Hunley has been missing for over 100 years. This Civil War submarine and all eight of her crew disappeared after completing the first successful submarine attack ever. When a team of divers finally locates the wreck in the mid ‘90s, it seems the mystery has been solved, but what they find is more perplexing than the sub’s disappearance. The ... Show More
Jul 2023
Submarine Disasters - Squalus and The Titan
Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this episode we will be covering submarines and submarine disasters including how they are rescued, we will cover the Squalus rescue from 1937 and the very recent OceanGate Titan ... Show More
1h 5m
Jun 2023
Wreck, Scandal & Mutiny on HMS Wager
<p>In 1740, the Royal Navy ship <em>The Wager</em> set sail for the Pacific to take part in the War of Jenkins' Ear. The unfortunate ship was separated from the fleet and, after pulverising storms and outbreaks of scurvy, ended up sinking near a small island off the coast of Chil ... Show More
27m 1s
Jun 2022
The Ingenuity and Stupidity of the HL Hunley - Ship Hits the Fan Podcast
February 17th, 1864 -- The HL Hunley makes history as the Confederate ship became the first combat submarine to sink an enemy craft. But after sinking a 1,200 ton Union warship, the Hunley disappeared. What happened to this historic sub, that changed the face of naval warfare for ... Show More
46m 39s
Nov 2022
Submarine Rescue: The Race to Save Squalus | Into the Deep | 1
<p>On the morning of May 23, 1939, a state-of-the-art U.S. Navy’s submarine, the USS Squalus, was doing a routine test dive when something went terribly wrong. The sub began flooding, and plunged 240 feet down to the bottom of the ocean, trapping the dozens of sailors aboard. The ... Show More
47m 8s