NOVA Season 27 Episode 6 Voyage of Doom 1999
Buried in mud beneath the shallow waters of Matagorda Bay in Texas, lay a glorious remnant of one of the most ill-fated voyages of the Age of Discovery. After years of searching the area, nautical archaeologists doing a magnetometer survey honed in on a promising site. And on the first day of diving, they were astounded to feel the distinctive outlines of a cannon, and sense the massive size of the wreck. When the cannon was hauled from the water, their hunch was confirmed: This ship, called La Belle, belonged to the 17th Century French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle. NOVA follows the building of a coffer dam and subsequent complete excavation of this remarkable site. Preserved were not only armaments and trade beads, but also a wealth of organic material—the wooden hull, leather shoes, and even a skeleton—that brings the voyage to life.
- Released: 1999-11-23
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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2. Time Travel 1999-10-12
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3. The Killer's Trail 1999-10-19
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4. Island of the Spirits 1999-11-02
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5. Decoding Nazi Secrets 1999-11-09
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6. Voyage of Doom 1999-11-23
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7. Electric Heart 1999-12-21
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9. Lost on Everest 2000-01-18
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11. Diamond Deception 2000-02-01
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13. Trillion Dollar Bet 2000-02-08
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15. Mystery of the First Americans 2000-02-15
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16. Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath (4) 2000-02-22
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17. Lost Tribes of Israel 2000-02-22
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19. What's Up with the Weather? 2000-04-18
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20. Stationed in the Stars 2000-04-25
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21. The Vikings 2000-05-09
