Episode
Drain the Oceans: Pirate Ships of the Caribbean
Overview
Shipwrecks reveal the true story of piracy on the Caribbean.
Details
- Series
- Drain the Oceans
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2020-05-26
- Runtime
- 47 min
Episode context
Pirate Ships of the Caribbean is Episode 5 in Season 3 of Drain the Oceans. It aired on 2020-05-26. The runtime is 47 min.
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