Overview

In 1991, professional diver John Chatterton discovered a sunken German U-boat from World War II, lying undetected only 60 miles off the New Jersey shore, its unexploded torpedoes and the bodies of its crew still aboard. This two-hour special follows Chatterton and his dive partners in their dangerous quest to identify the missing U-boat, a pursuit that takes six years and costs three lives. The U-boat's history involves unusual coincidences and a startling twist of fate.

Top Cast

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Bernard Cavalcante

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John Chatterton

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Dieter Kohl

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Richard Kohler

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Roy Scheider

Narrator

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Erich Topp

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J. Gordon Vaeth

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Horst von Schroeter

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