Ghost Ships

Forty years before the Titanic, Marrs Island, Nova Scotia was the site of one of the worst civilian maritime disasters in history. When the SS Atlantic slammed into the rocks, more than 550 lives were lost. And all within shouting distance from shore. But why? In this episode, the Ghost Ships team searching for answers in a cold and dark watery grave!

For more than 200 years, tales of a Phantom Ship have surrounded the waters of Pictou, Nova Scotia—a mysterious ship engulfed in flames that suddenly vanishes into the night. And recently, a charred wooden wreck was discovered in the middle of Pictou Harbour. Could it be the fiery ship that inspired the legend? In this episode, the Ghost Ships team is diving to the heart of that burning question!

On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbour, resulting in the largest man-made, non-nuclear explosion in history! It was a shipwreck that destroyed a whole city. But can evidence of that tragic day still be found beneath the waves? In this episode, the Ghost Ships team searches for the remains of a ship that was completely lost and nearly forgotten after the great blast.

For decades, residents of Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia have reported unexploded ordinance washing up on their shores. Most believe it’s from a shipwreck called the Clare Lilley. The government has tried to clean it up, but the munitions keep coming. In this episode, the Ghost Ships team attempts to get to the bottom of this potentially explosive mystery!