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It is the most spectacular ship graveyard in the world. A fleet of World War II warships from the United States and Japan lies rusting on the ocean floor beneath the lagoon of Bikini, a tiny atoll in the vast South Pacific Ocean. In July 1946 they were sunk by the first atomic bombs ever detonated during peacetime. They were used as target practice in the biggest experiment ever conducted in world history.

60 years later the experiment continues; a daring expedition returns to Bikini Atoll to document this marvellous underwater world and its nuclear fleet in an unprecedented way. A team of top scientists, historians and divers embarks on an exciting journey on board the 416 ft. long expedition vessel MY Octopus on a scientific mission to "paradise lost". Equipped with the state-of-the-art submersible Pagoo, designed to hold eight passengers, as well as with an ROV and two HD-camera-equipped helicopters, they have come to explore the still deserted atoll and its legendary ghost fleet before it is forever lost to the ravages of time.

5,49 GB incl. PAR2.

1080i / DD5.1