Mystery of the China Seas (Full Episode) | Drain the Oceans

Draining the China seas exposes the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water and the extraordinary truth behind a 700-year-old mystery.
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Mystery of the China Seas (Full Episode) | Drain the Oceans
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[@NatGeo]

In this episode of Drain the Oceans, "Mystery of the China Seas" exposes the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water and the extraordinary truth behind a 700-year-old mystery.

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The fact that we get free documentaries from National Geographic on KZbin is priceless .... keeping the education and knowledge alive. 🙏🙏🙏

[@Twerkulies]

National Geographic didn't take the same route that History Channel did in the early 2010's. They still want to teach you and spread knowledge, whereas History Channel is more focused now on making money and entertaining tv shows over teaching. Don't get me wrong, History Channel still makes good stuff to learn from, but they're nowhere near what they used to be.

[@andrewramirez9119]

Well put Mister, thank you Mr. KZbin.

[@kakarroto007]

Only National Geographic could masterfully tell such a captivating story, which begins with a simulated dredging of a Imperial Japanese war ship and ends with how fiber optic cable is laid on the sea floor.

[@Sapper-X]

Agreed…..however, there is sooo much more that that public isn’t told for various reasons and that isn’t right.

[@FliightLiine]

@@Sapper-X what do you need to know. I got all the answers.

[@suskagusip1036]

@@Sapper-X Please watch Surigao golds in Butuan and Philippine Golds: Treasures of the lost Kingdoms. It proves how busy is this part of the ocean. I personally don't believe in Magellan spice lies. This explains here. He was already in Malacca/Malaysia and saw the busy trades of our Ancestors and our islands in the Philippines is one of their hubs. We so many sunkin ships around our islands from WW II and the Manila Galeon trade. These golds accidentally found were approximately around 11th/12 centuries back but there's more to uncover way back before that.

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@@suskagusip1036 sure👍🏻 thanks!🙂

[@bahaykubo649]

I was a reader of National Geagraphic Magazine and still as the same as before

[@thehappybeard]

The narration, the models, animation, research and informative information in this documentary is amazing. Hats off to the production team, researchers and everyone involved for this !

[@ddirtdid]

Great video, have always known there’s more to life than meets the eye, I feel like in this life i am supposed to be doing more than i am doing for the people i love. been seeking for an eye opening enlightenment, a way to be more influential, powerful and protected!

[@Margart526]

oh well you can achieve that by being a part of the illuminatus brotherhood, i know it sounds like a mystery but there are ways you can actually get in contact with them

[@ddirtdid]

@@Margart526 Hi, isn't the brotherhood a myth?

[@Margart526]

@@ddirtdid Well it is not and you can't actually expect it to be open to everyone, but if you want to know more you can look up ANTHONY MARK SZYMON online you will find something interesting.

[@ddirtdid]

@@Margart526 oh really, i just saw his website, interesting.i will leave him a message.

[@haynesatteh4463]

yeah i kinda do feel that way too sometimes.

[@vangkao77]

National Geographic, thank you for the fabulous job you have done! Congratulations to all the team.

[@MiniMC546]

Please release more of the Drain The Ocean episodes free for all to watch. Gonna be waiting for the episode with HMHS Britannic.

[@MASMIWA]

Amazing what technology has become. The video part revealing the ocean floor and its treasures is especially awe inspiring. National Geographic is a world treasure.

[@banalhumabon5213]

National Geographis is still the best... your documentaries are always a masterpiece.

[@lgvergara25]

I couldn't stop myself from gasping! This is just so wonderfully narrated and explained. Thank you NatGeo!

[@denimjez]

I miss education television. There's less and less of it. It's almost like there are powers that want to limit the amount of intelligent, educated people in the world.

[@GSteel-rh9iu]

Its simpler than that; its a short term focus on revenue only. Also concentration of capital in a few behemoths; that's all.

[@noelnaegel8171]

I'm afraid -almost like- isn't quite right. it is more along the lines of exactly what's happening

[@williamschlosser77]

Exactly. Our high school graduate asked me "Where does the rest of the moon go when it's not full? 22 years old.

[@sleepy4149]

@@williamschlosser77 if he graduated at 22 that makes all of sense high school graduates are usually 17 or 18

[@sleepy4149]

Simple education don’t sell as good as entertainment

[@catalinamarquez6937]

The best therapy that I have is watching you people behind the screen and off believe me yes and no therapy just watching you people behind the screen 😮😂❤

[@TruthSeeker529]

This is a proof that size doesnt matter, what matter is the small battleship that help each one to bring down a giant. Biblical story like "David and goliath" is a clear answer.

[@jen-a-purr]

This is such a great series. So an approaching typhoon takes out 4,000 ships…You couldn’t see it coming at all…

[@ophirbactrius8285]

Such a terrific and disastrous humiliated!

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thanks for keeping these priceless documentary free and accessible for everyone

[@HazelS71]

Thoroughly enjoyed this series!!! huge Love for all the talented people who gave insight to theses incredible discoveries Dr James delgado and Prof Eric Grove very passionate people! but was saddened to hear Eric passed, RIP friend

[@TheAdventureTravelers]

Always love watching this show. James Delgado is a natural too :-).

[@harryricochet8134]

Delgado is a total dunce, his universally panned book 'USS Arizona' is one of the worst pieces of naval history literature ever produced let alone on such a widely known topic. It is an unmitigated disgrace, littered with factual inaccuracies and outright fabrication. Grove and Stille and brilliant.

[@imnchstruntd]

I'm glad i wasn't born that generation! imagine the difficulties that my fellow Filipinos experienced that year! I'm proud of them for keeping the Philippines!

[@jajasaria]

why i just subscribe now. you deserve all the views and subscription. thank you for very educational video.

[@lambertofider4951]

Because Knowledge is Power.

[@bagaspramanaputrafadhila5921]

Thanks for putting this on public

[@LinuxLuddite]

those choke points are massive vulnerability in global internet network. Wow didn't know how vulnerable it was. Great documentary, i would like to see anothet drain the ocean episode on baltic sea anomaly

[@rhondakennedy819]

So interesting. Be kind to one another. Stay safe. Love to all

[@jhunjhun0412]

This is interesting information when it's come in Philippines sea floor in Visayas many battle shipwreck found...

[@jess65963]

Very informative! I really enjoy shows as this one.

[@narimannourizadeh3693]

One of best videos I’ve ever seen

[@chris.asi_romeo]

Hope more draining the ocean videos. Love watching them

[@RomanicusMaximus]

@18:42 the most touching, powerful display of comradery ever

[@hasanar5179]

Kiagous Hussein Kalog Bentaib had 10 children, 1.Milah 2.Basariya 3.Fatimah 4.Bayang 5.Sahada 6.Muhammad 7.Aminah 8.Ratiyah 9.Nora 10.Monera

[@hasanar5179]

I need money for my American father Kiagous Mohammad Jacob Bentaib owned of world and had Rasellah

[@delta_4209]

Drain the oceans has got to be one of my favorite series i have found recently

[@bedjrocks5550]

The battle of Leyte gulf is the biggest naval battle in history

[@RUHappyATM]

According to WoWs, Japanese warships are fire hazards. I love setting them on fire when I play.

[@billyba3043]

ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING👏

[@vincentnavea6999]

I just love the drain the ocean docu.. more pls

[@softbytesunlimited]

Excellent video, thank you GEO 🙏

[@marvwatkins7029]

Keep draining those oceans NG. Only make sure that it's only metaphorically.

[@DecemberNames]

Thank you for another great video

[@SonyaCanadWinner]

Only National Geographic could masterfully tell such a captivating story, which begins with a simulated dredging of a Imperial Japanese war ship and ends with how fiber optic cable is laid on the sea floor.

[@mbvoelker8448]

Really astonishing. The ships full of porcelain are nearly inconceivable!

[@palanthis]

Just remember. There is no cloud. It's just someone else's computer.

[@swagger7]

I'd love to see a "Build the Mountains" episodes. Mountains are never defined by their foothills. 🗻🏔️

[@Tswift63]

Good job ..this is refreshing 😌..nice knowledge on ya..thanks

[@IlocanainGermany]

Its Not Only China Sea ! Its also Philippines Sea ,Vietnam Sea, malaysia and brunei sea

[@dryalga4000]

One error they made though: Yamato was not named after Yamato-damashii. It was named after the Yamato-province (modern day Nara Prefecture). All Japanese Battleships were named after the old provinces: Yamato, Musashi, Nagato, Mutsu, Hyuga, Ise, etc.

[@Pepe-dq2ib]

yup, japan names their ships on mountains, rivers and provincnes. Their sumbarines are named after sea mammals.

[@dryalga4000]

@@Pepe-dq2ib don't forget the destroyers being named after weather phenomina

[@garysellars8761]

The script writers don't care abourt accuracy but just seek to hype stuff up. Zero decent discussion about the battle or damage inflicted, nor the mechnaisms that led up to the detonation of the two magazines.

[@Gorilla_cookie]

I have seen a lot of military equipment off of the Philippines wile wreck diving. The best one was a Japanese Zero pointing straight downward like it was in a nose dive.

[@offdaystv]

Top tier show to watch

[@user-if8sj1pq6j]

Fascinating, wonderful information! Thankyou.

[@kevinc.3579]

Fantastic presentation, as usual 🍻

[@newsreviewerrobot-4639]

This news story is worth following closely.

[@MammothPaige]

Great series

[@cdfdesantis699]

This is such a great series!

[@jonathansadullo]

This video is amazing, now I know now why the China Sea is so important. Thanks to this video I have a clear view about what's happening now. National Geographic is a great source of information.

[@starzgonzales4358]

Now I know who to blame if my internet connection is not working. Those dang sharks are chewing those under water fiber optic cables again!

[@izharulhaq2436]

Simply Amazing...

[@susana301301]

Very well done !!!

[@Lemonrealchill]

Love watching this type of stuff

[@KhanhPham-op9ro]

As a young boy during the 1970s. I went fishing with my father's boat. He always wants me to fish in the bow of the boat while his crews fished on the back of the stern. Most of the time, my fishing line was pulled by larger fish, and when my line was stuck, I was unable to pull it up. I look down under the ocean bed. I am able to see the skeletons of Japanese ships. I watched this National Geographic document, and now that I am older, I realize many Japanese' ships were sunk under Vietnamese territory in the ocean.

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Ulasannya luar biasa ❤terimakasih pak

[@user-pp9lo4bc8z]

You always bring a smile to my face! 😊

[@prathameshargade289]

Great episode, bring more.

[@frans9344]

very informative... thanks

[@SLCclimber]

Can I just say, the narrator has such a calming voice. I hope he gets paid boat-loads 😅

[@juniormiller5474]

yall need to do this in port royal Jamaica, there was an earthquake and most of that city was sunk many years ago

[@RUHappyATM]

I really don't have any sympathy for Japan, until they ACTUALLY apologise for the atrocities they inflicted upon their neighbours.

[@leexingha]

same here

[@willengel2458]

one wrong move, the bear or the dragon would wipe them off the map.

[@kimchiba4570]

Well said ...it's ok ..karma is finding them slowly

[@charliemarley598]

@@willengel2458 not even. What is that even based on 😂? Japan wooped BOTH the bear and the dragon in modern warfare. Japanese are some of the most disciplined people on earth and discipline is the cornerstone of a successful military and it’s campaigns. China is a paper dragon if anything, and the bear, well, the bear has proven its glaring inadequacy’s. They cannot even run combined operations. Sad.

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@@charliemarley598 : You are a funny gal!

[@abdulmustaan485]

Excellent... Wonderful 🌷🥀🌳💝🌺😘❤️

[@DeviouS-DaggerS]

Love history education shows

[@bradymenting5120]

one thing most people overlook is that the US Navy did get hit with a more literal successor to the Kamikaze in the form of Typhoon Cobra, which managed to do more damage to the USN in 1945 than the entire IJN.

[@jasonhare8540]

Kind of nice to hear that stuff in Vietnam is finally making its way to a shop .

[@sreeevathsan]

olden days were gold

[@misssexystar]

PROUD TO BE PINOY🇵🇭

[@maxcarter3413]

Fascinating

[@pinaychallenges...1399]

Wow amazing battleship yamato ....

[@Puddlepirate70]

you failed to mention the Yamamato was a floating construction project. its top secret status was about keeping the fact it was mostly UN-operarional and never was completed, it was launched as a scare crow. it had big guns, but not even all its big guns were operational

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

super cool vid there and i thou when my company dark fiber got cut it was difficult to fix, think about those underwater fibers

[@vemaiesli1121]

You should do one for Bermuda Triangle

[@veronicalogotheti1162]

Thank you Very good programme

[@SlipKnot7866]

Yamato was the _second_ tragedy. Musashi was the first. Unit 731 was 3rd.

[@bbvanztv]

This is great channel 😊

[@jampasurprenant1794]

Great documentary of draining the ocean beneath the sea that is an awesome Now a days with the new Technology it is a billion idea For us to be able to see all of the ships Rexed.

[@DiamondYTAnimation]

Splendid...

[@loviecraigue]

Embark on a captivating journey into the depths of the China Seas with this full episode of 'Drain the Oceans'. Unraveling mysteries beneath the waves, it's a mesmerizing exploration of history and intrigue.

[@marvwatkins7029]

Nat Geo has great CG for sure.

[@seanconnery1277]

11.12.2022.Very good and best.

[@benthekeeshond545]

I always love and trust National Geographic. At least National Geographic reports its finding to the best of its knowledge, not spreading false history or outrageous discoveries. I have followed National Geographic since I was around 17, roughly 1/2 a century ago. I guess this is the fruit of a free press society. But I do believe that many of our news media are immensely influenced by interest groups.

[@chandrachen8084]

Like the titanic

[@user-sy3dg1vk4x]

ALMIGHTY God is ONE and Blesses Everyone without any Discrimination 🙏

[@jaws978]

Kublikhan's fleet = ancient aliens

[@kimberlybellard6972]

I wonder if they would do an episode on the Bering Sea & some of the crab/fishing boats that went down?

[@hvac924]

Great job NG

[@blitz8702]

amazing

[@BRP-Yamamoto]

nice documentary..

[@johnemerson1363]

The USS Tang was sunk by it's last torpedo in the Taiwan Strait during WWII. Some of her crew survived and a few got out after she sank by using the Momsun Lung and the forward escape hatch. She is in about 250 feet of water, yet no one has ever tried to locate her. Is there a reason China and Taiwan won't allow anyone to survey wrecks in the Strait?

[@lagrangewei]

politically US does not recognise UNCLOS, and so does not recognise China's right, asking China for the right to survey would undermine US political position and so it would be better to not ask. beside, no one cares enough about the Tang in Washingston. there are 120 of them build.

[@achillebelanger9546]

Oil.

[@johnemerson1363]

@@achillebelanger9546 Yeah, could be.

[@chrisshepherd1566]

So they wont find all the naughty things they have there waiting for the next war......

[@achillebelanger9546]

@@chrisshepherd1566 Truth.

[@ricardoquizon4523]

Hav you heard the u.s ship charlestone.?? Way back 1993 fishermen from cagayan.found the ship sank near the bermuda triangle of the northern part of cagayan.. Found beneath were silver coins and golds.. You Can research it from the archive of inquirer news paper because they were the one who reported it.. It publish on may of 1993..

[@rburn6677]

Un-fortunately for the Japanese and Germany, the day of Battleships slugging it out toe to toe was setting and Carrier warfare was dawning.

[@bkjeong4302]

That was actually unfortunate for everyone, not just the Axis, because the Allies did the exact same thing during the same period of time-wasting money on pointless battleships

[@garysellars8761]

..while today hypersonic missiles are making carriers non-viable in peer-to-peer naval warfare.

[@DiscothecaImperialis]

Japan at that time was serious about that fact. in truth they are the first nation to built aircraft carrier anew and not by converting other vessels. A6M Zero is designed for carrier-based operations. They had CV fleet. but lost ones at Midway and did try to rebuild carrier fleets, to the point of converting two Dreadnoughts afts by adding flight decks and the third of Yamato class Superdreadnought into Aircraft Carrier (The Biggest until USS Forrestal came to service).

[@codyaniloski6362]

Best narrator

[@hiddentruth1982]

I would say the sheer size of it was an issue in the time of the aircraft carrier. It was an easy target to hit with bombs and torps. 5 years earlier and she would have been a terror of the seas.

[@stingingmetal9648]

It's crazy how many animals get stuck or caught on things in the ocean.

[@marthakrumboltz2710]

If the whale was caught on the cable, wouldn’t that keep it underwater, unable to breathe?

[@henrysantos121]

Excellent documentary well done Matatan°®° Ribirin HS,

[@aer0nrubio]

this is great!!!!!!!

[@michaelhutchinson7744]

Funniest and cool advert. I can't beleive i wqtched the whole thing. LMAO!

[@jameskissiar9525]

I knew data traveled underwater, but I didn't think it was that dependent data on cables undersea and the consequence of broken lines.

[@GeorgeCaramalac95]

Interesting video Beautiful music