Gulf of Mexico (Full Episode) | Drain the Oceans

Summary by Krater

This documentary explores the historical and geological secrets hidden beneath the Gulf of Mexico, using advanced scanning technology and data visualization to examine ancient dinosaur extinction events, oil drilling disasters, and wartime shipwrecks.

From the video

Answers: What secrets are hidden beneath the Gulf of Mexico?

• Gulf of Mexico geology
• dinosaur extinction asteroid
• deep water oil drilling
• wartime shipwrecks
• marine archaeology

What it concludes

• The extinction of dinosaurs 66 million years ago was caused by a massive asteroid impact in the Gulf of Mexico.
• The Gulf of Mexico's rich oil deposits were formed by ancient swamps and organic matter compressed under heat and pressure over millions of years.
• The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was caused by a cement lining failure at a depth of 5000 feet, leading to the worst environmental disaster in US history.
• The wreck of the passenger freighter Robert E Lee was sunk by the German submarine U-166, which was subsequently destroyed by patrol craft PC566.