The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Odyssey Marine Exploration is a company that leads the way in deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, bringing to the surface submerged treasure that has been hidden beneath the waves for many years. This documentary series follows Odyssey Marine Exploration as it undertakes an audacious plan to locate three shipwrecks and recover their treasures in just four months. The ships on the company's radar include HMS Victory (not Nelson's flagship but its predecessor),the SS Mantola and the SS Gairsoppa, each holding millions of pounds worth of treasure and each demanding a different approach involving the use of powerful dissection tools capable of operating in extremely deep waters.

Series details

• Title: The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-08-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-08-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: 5
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12079
• TVDB ID: 272269

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-08-01; final listed air date 2013-08-01; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.