A century-old naval mystery, one obsessed archaeologist, and the ocean that wants to keep its secrets.
The Battle of the Falklands, between a Royal Navy task force and five German cruisers, was one of the most dramatic and bloodiest sea conflicts of World War I. When the smoke cleared, four of the German ships had sunk, including the flagship and pride of the German fleet, the SMS Scharnhorst. For decades, none of the downed vessels were ever found. Now, more than 100 years later, maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound and his team are searching for the ships and the secrets they hold. It's a race against time and the raging South Atlantic Ocean.
Direction
Wortman knows when to let the Southern Ocean speak for itself.
Production
Stunning drone footage of the Falklands that looks like another planet.
Director
Matthew Wortman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
SMS Scharnhorst was named after a Prussian general; its WWII namesake battleship would meet a similar watery fate.
The Falklands wreck search was partly funded by private donors and the Falkland Islands government—Britain's official WWI commemoration largely ignored these sailors for a century.
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