Drain the Oceans: Submerged Secrets of America | MEGA EPISODE | National Geographic

[@tyg8562]

I grew up in New Jersey yet never heard about the ship under the WTC, or the floating unalive camps! 28 years old and learned something new at 4am, this is why I love technology. Whoever made this series and uploaded it, I love you 😂

[@TheC0RPSE666]

Watch Disasters at Sea or MAYDAY Air Disasters

[@imcmoon]

found something to watch to sleep tonight

[@cherrykamino]

What a coincidence, same.

[@karimdegrunge3496]

samee ahhahaahha

[@A170-x7x]

Same here 😂

[@LDNUK14]

I'm about to fall asleep to this rn 😊

[@davechristian7543]

why 'do you get night terrors do ya mate?

[@Ferg13]

Wow. The water pipeline from the middle of the Lake was very Innovating very for the time imho. Very smart idea to bring in clean water and stopped the polluted water Good stuff. Love this show. Watched all so far. Very creative to know what is below the water line at the bottom. Maybe sometime can do Lake Ontario. That Lake has loads of history at the bottom. Job well done.

[@Anne4153]

WOW!! My grandfather worked on those cribs in Lake Michigan back in the day! Especially the 30's. Cool to see the history of them. Thank you for posting it here,

[@NiteCourt]

As a kid, I raced up and down Lake Michigan. I even soloed a 40 footer from Muskegon to Chicago before the 1982 Chicago to Mackinac race. I was 14, but did have an adult on board who never sailed. I never once considered any hazards back then. I will say this. If you ever travel on any boat, make the time to learn survival skills before ever going. Nobody plans on finding themselves in the water. But, if you do you will panic without having a plan. The Yacht Club made me take a course when I was 11 yrs old, so I could race offshore on Lake Michigan. The middle of the lake is confused. And you can go from Sunny no clouds, to stormy and rough in a couple hours. Now I want to sail around, and use a drone to look at wrecks. There are more than recorded data.

[@LucindaCochran-b6d]

Thanks national geographic for sharing this history

[@ThomasCRogala]

Never stop making these my son loves them

[@jackiem5324]

I'll never get on any boat forget that

[@YHVH7]

I grew up on the shores of lake Michigan in Racine Wisconsin and I remember one day my father and mother and I were stuck in the Chicago loop for 3 hours and I swear to God that I would never ever go back again! And I never have!

[@Raellives]

If you pass through Chicago via Lake Shore Drive, at least a traffic jam affords you a great look at Lake Michigan all the while.

[@Wiseamphibian87]

That’s too bad 😀; I live in Milwaukee & love going to Chicago on the weekends; so many fun activities, things to do ; great theater scene , live Orchestra @ Millennium Park all summer !!! I wouldn’t drive there tho; too Expensive to park anywhere , I catch the train from downtown Milwaukee & get off @ Union Square downtown; & just walk everywhere or catch Uber to farther places . For those in Wisconsin to truly enjoy all that Chicago has to offer ; I recommend catching the train instead ; driving there ain’t worth the pain & frustration of Traffic , tolls & parking unless you’re just passing thru to Indiana , Ohio, Michigan & other farther States!!! Chicago is A beautiful city minus the terrible Reputation in the media .

[@jill2961]

Dont knock the dramatic tone..i love it and the narrators voice❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ianperry4974]

Pretty sweet show. Oh and on a side note BY AZURA BY AZURA BY AZURA!!! ITS THE GRAND CHAMPION!! I CANT BELIEVE ITS YOU!! STANDING HERE, NEXT TO MEEE! Yeah the narrator is the adoring fan btw

[@LucindaCochran-b6d]

🎉 cool

[@teresakelton8286]

thank you for streaming,and making these videos. I read the National Geographic magazine back in the day.

[@marc-andrebrunet5386]

Me too 👍

[@erikaleonard2848]

I have NEVER heard about the ship found under ground zero! 😮😮😮 It's amazing it was even found let alone that anything is left of it at all. 😊

[@simplicityb]

Wow raising the whole city 😮😮😮 that’s amazing 😮😮😮

[@JOHNNYCHICAGO8]

My Hometown CHICAGO 💙😍💯

[@themufasausa]

Amazing footage! I like the episode😍

[@Jpoy213]

Excellent documentary, I love Chicago, interesting segment

[@TheMightyCookieShow]

I never really appreciated just how big these lakes are. OK, sure, I knew they where big but it never really crossed my mind until the last couple of years, realizing if I was in the middle of this lake, it would look exactly like being in the middle of the ocean. wild

[@Raellives]

This is stellar!

[@abemisty]

Wow what an amazing video

[@LONEWOLF-rq5tl]

Not really at all!

[@gracepark-pf1ks]

I can't believe this is a fascinating episode of the city I grew up in!!!

[@gabriellafox7948]

This is fascinating! Only half way through & really enjoying this😊💜🇨🇦

[@OurOcean-X]

38:48 Never stop making these my Family really loves them!!! ❣❣❣

[@lorettawalsh6897]

Very pleased for the download, thank you so much!

[@yasserbanse]

Correction... Upload

[@nancyaustin9516]

National Geographic-please do more on Great Lakes wrecks! I’ve recently started reading books about the storms, the crews, the ships, planes, etc., but video like this is much appreciated. (You could also slightly ratchet down the dramatic tone, but hey, that’s up to you…)

[@disc0pat1]

Why ratchet it down? The subject matter is dramatic!

[@DaveThompson-q8y]

great video, i really enjoyed the exploration of submerged secrets. however, i can't help but wonder if we’re over-romanticizing these underwater discoveries. are we really learning from the past, or just sensationalizing it for views?

[@TheOneanjel]

I love documentaries.

[@2moons72]

7:35 "And crystal clear" We all wish Michigan was crystal clear.

[@allenhendrickson3196]

It is just not near Chicago. Go up to upper mi once

[@axiomaticidioms3857]

​@@allenhendrickson3196it'll all be darkened if people go up to see clear water.

[@sdutango]

Watch this in 20x speed, gives you whole lot difference experience.

[@esbliss13]

I love the mega episodes!👍

[@Quick-Question-Official]

They're spoiling us!

[@vjonas397]

I grew up in Chicago and didn’t know hardly any of this! Great documentary

[@patricaomas8750]

Sinking a real warship for a Hollywood movie, only a film buff would know. Now that's what I call a practical effect.

[@Kenneth-rh1bt]

😂😂😂😂❤😂❤😂😂

[@larrychandler138]

Very interesting 💯

[@LONEWOLF-rq5tl]

No,no it's not!

[@ErickGodlike]

i always watch long videos like this to fall asleep at night, and then I end up dreaming about what's happening in the video lol

[@yasserbanse]

Exactly 😅

[@GeraldMiller-mp8fc]

One of my favorite stories is the CSI investigation of the Custer Battlefield.

[@davidsecord4995]

Theirs a good one no one questions

[@jasongaston17]

Woooooooo my hometown May God Bless us all loved Chicagoans

[@mikeberry5016]

1:13:28 ya I'm pretty sure that that agency hasn't been around for hundreds of years lmao

[@mr.masquer]

The people who urged the ship to go can't reach their meetings forever instead of just for a day late.

[@davidgentile5225]

very informative and worthwhile! Thank you!

[@blagstop3678]

Caisson Disease (The Bends) was a REAL danger building this water system.

[@bluejade1212]

Surprisingly good find.

[@AmranGahayr]

❤

[@davidwillis5016]

Thanks

[@Meshal11YouTube15]

I miss A period for National Geographic Between 1888 to 2008!! 😭💔

[@ramona9843]

Thank you National Geographic and you Tube for in lighting History , God Bless And Peace be with you All ❤Aloha and Mahalo 😇🌺👣

[@USNWaveRet]

hmmm? Is that a funnel forming in the background? 43:38 ... I love these shows with the oceans being drained!

[@kingtank9043]

I love my city ❤

[@bril6126]

Great video!

[@User-aplnk]

Very cool watch but goes to show that those with wealth could still put pressure on others regardless of the cost

[@ronalddechosa3048]

Those days,only cable'&the wealthy families,cn affrd natgeo chnnel,😂😂😅me wtching,tru window,✌️👍

[@steffighter144]

Incredible

[@kevin-n-darlenef301]

Great show!!

[@ALVINSHIMGUANCHENGMoe]

wow i like your video

[@gemmagem257]

Love Chicago so much ❤

[@Quick-Question-Official]

Amazing city 🏙

[@dottier2475]

Very interesting ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️. Thank you for this channel on KZbin.

[@marc6919]

If you could do Lidar like this why don’t you guys go try to find something worth of value like the 1715 and 1733 fleets that were destroyed with treasures from Spain and Asia. That went down in Florida and the keys?

[@xerondenver]

Love it we’ll done thx

[@coolcat5421]

i left the room and walked in to this playing for the past hour

[@JJ-kw8fo]

Drain the ocean around the Burmuda triangle area to locate flight 19.

[@GeraldMiller-mp8fc]

Diving equipment is certainly better now then when Sea Hunt was a series!

[@spankyham9607]

it is always weather that took the ships down

[@Armando-to2cq]

This is❤ America 🌎❤!!!!! This is 🇺🇲 the United States!🤯

[@DustinKillyact]

The poor country is the same as the ship the ss united states is sinking 😢😢😢

[@dxxofficial]

Cool content

[@clucier1]

America's original superhighway was called King's Highway, which was between Boston, MA and CharlesTOWN, SC, and existed long before there was a Chicago.

[@StopProject2025]

I love this turtleneck guy

[@Dragon.Thistle.112]

You should “Drain” Lake Superior to see the Edmond Fitzgerald wreak!!

[@violetdreams1799]

talk about a party barge! 🥳..i didn't realize prohibition didn't apply on the water

[@carolinenorman9997]

they always forget the explosion of port chicago during war time this is not talked about enough

[@LucindaCochran-b6d]

Tell us please what happened

[@Jophlo78]

I just reported this to the DEC and told them these folks plan on draining lake Michigan. The lady I was speaking to abruptly hung up the phone and started calling me a psychopath, but she'll thank me later.

[@dottier2475]

The Nebraska story was great, I’m from Omaha, NE. ‼️‼️‼️

[@TheEcm84]

'Back then people didn't know how to swim' ... um yeah they did well some did at least, problem was most clothes were made of layers heavy wool, tweed and hard leather shoes. Even if they knew how to swim they would still be weighted down. It just sounded like she was implying swimming was a modern invention. Also throw in the fact its freezing cold in the water that takes the breath out of you making it even harder to swim. I fell into a glacier fed lake as a kid and I knew how to swim well but even I sank for a bit from light modern clothes and the cold.

[@ChaosEarth-p8i]

yeah, the cold can impact even really good swimmers

[@buckduane1991]

Except you’re looking at it with a modern lens where everyone and their dog has swimming lessons as a kid. Back then, most people only ever got wet by either getting caught out in the rain or by falling or being pushed into a pond. It’s nothing like John Wayne would have you believe. Swimming was a luxury activity, and not knowledge to the average member of the working class. So, she’s actually correct in her statement as that really was the norm of the era. But, as you pointed out, cold water and wet clothing would drag down even someone Michael Phelps, especially when said clothes were made of pure cotton or wool. But yeah, it’s weird to think, but true: most people prior to WWI did not know how to swim, and it was not begun to be taught on mass until WWII, and mostly as part of military training. Not until the big economic boom after the war did people start building pools for leisure swimming and schools added a swimming class. Fast forward to the 90s, everyone made their kids take swimming lessons. Now? Most parents teach their kids on their own. That’s normal now, but not so much back then. Splashing around in 3-4 feet of water on the cow farm is also not equal to free swimming she’s talking about where the bottom is a hundred feet or more away. We take a lot for granted in 2025 compared to even 1925, let alone 1875.

[@TheEcm84]

@@buckduane1991 Yes these are very good facts, very true. Those from large cities without water access and they all would have been from crowded high populations trying to get away from it. Swimming in the sea is also different to rivers and pools. Either way at the end of the day the poor souls didn't stand a chance.

[@LucindaCochran-b6d]

Brrrr I'll pass

[@ms.chrisie8040]

Nice😊

[@TheGecko86]

It's fascinating!

[@joshualangdon3070]

Lake Michigan is only Icey cold in the fall leading to winter and the winter leading to spring.

[@GIRTHOFMEJOHNSON-z4l]

Doesn't matter what day it is , what time it is , or what show im watching , anytime i see our 2 towers and the attack against our country , I CRY EVERY SINGLE TIME NO MATTER WHAT !!! We have it so good and most dont even know it , or they just dont care at all?

[@yasserbanse]

Sorry ... America is just supporting others in murdering the innocents.. FREE PALESTINE

[@MrAM4D3U5]

SONAR is it nearly as sophisticated as NatGeo would have you think.. still very interesting

[@JamellaJones-k8v]

What? nearly sophisticated ? 🤔

[@IcarusLhooq-bc7uq]

so the first ship, the survivors were those who made shore ? from 16 miles out? or was the timber ship able to pick anyone up? did they sink as well ? curious

[@RannPatterson]

This documentary is very compressed it doesn’t use much phone battery JSYK

[@esbliss13]

I wanna hear more about the raiders on the Monfalcone 😄

[@zodac1976]

On the rouse Simmons why did yall have the US flag flying upside down? Is it to show that it was in distress, because that’s what it means!

[@GeraldMiller-mp8fc]

Lake Superior is the coldest Great Lake.

[@sdutango]

I skipped the video from somewhere 2 mins in to around 50mins and I see the same frame of image. In a 3 hours long video, what are the odds?

[@Abcde0-e5k]

Wow mega episode..

[@jeremyfarlin9374]

ya know when a woman is wearing a fedora, she definitely thinks she's the one in charge lmao.

[@cynicaltroll6057]

I like how the episode starts with Drain Chicago. Its proper cause that place is a swamp 🤣

[@StillYHWHs]

According to all we've seen in the news. I would say so.

[@LONEWOLF-rq5tl]

Your point is exactly???😒🤔🤔😒

[@cynicaltroll6057]

@@LONEWOLF-rq5tl I made my point stupid.. (bunch of emojis here)

[@Delta922]

OMG!! How they drain the lake and where be all the water go at?

[@NONANTI]

All that water goes somewhere. With the world's oceans rising it seem pretty unethical.

[@markgolden6265]

Where are the fish? The whole time in the lake and no fish are swimming around her?

[@Rollsplyr]

GTA should choose Chicago next

[@ccryder654]

SORRY BUT ONLY LEGAL AMERICANS SHOULD BE ABLE TO OWN ANYTHING IN AMERICA!!!! PERIOD!!!

[@burkepete110]

Where do you put it all?

[@SteveMccart]

I've known about floating casinos for quite awhile and always kind of felt bad for the gangsters that owned them. They figured out the legal loop hole of international waters. And the government decided to raid them anyway. Leave it to the government to do what they wanted. Simply change the distance of international waters or set a fire or two. They can also just think heck with it were the cops , what's anybody gonna do.

[@LucindaCochran-b6d]

Truth and still true today

[@archieohare]

Drain water from ocean - and pour it to the story. Profit!

[@jakefo449]

So what year did humans learn how to swim??

[@dxxofficial]

2024

[@solarindependentutilitysystems]

Wow talk about relearning forgotten lessons of the past There was a reason we declared the declaration of independence All but forgotten Yks Glad I’m not counting on that water system Be independent everyone read Solar independent Utility systems manual

[@kevadonis]

Probably blame Trump for that too.

[@nancyaustin9516]

Er, correction here-the two conversions of ships into aircraft carriers wasn’t done in Chicago. Both happened in Buffalo.

[@savannahdemars2136]

17:31 that’s doofenshmirtz evil incorporated

[@b0rd3n]

I trust the DATA, i never trusted the animators to rely on it tho.

[@StillYHWHs]

This show is very good. I like it. The Commentator's voice is perfect for it. However, with the exception of the constant stopping in the middle of his sentences. It works for suspense. But not, for this type of show ( Commentaries).

[@frankleslie4682]

Gales of November

[@jasonfunk8379]

14:15 back then they didn't know how to swim 😅

[@DustinKillyact]

Yeah now everyone is so fat we all just float 😂😂😂