Big Old Boats

Name: Big Old Boats
Released: 2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · History

Big Old Boats explores the ships, lighthouses, rogue waves, naval disasters, and enduring mysteries that have shaped history on the world’s waterways.

2026 · 15m

EPISODE 1

The SS Michelangelo Rogue Wave

The SS Michelangelo is struck by a rogue wave in a disaster that tested the limits of a great ocean liner.
EPISODE 2

The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse, known as Terrible Tilly, reveals the brutal conditions faced on Oregon’s coast.
EPISODE 3

Five Ships Lost on the Great Lakes

Five ships that vanished on the Great Lakes leave behind wreckage, records, and enduring questions.
EPISODE 4

The Stannard Rock Lighthouse Tragedy

The tragedy at Stannard Rock Lighthouse shows the dangers of keeping a light on Lake Superior.
EPISODE 5

The Mystery of SS Cyprus

The loss of SS Cyprus on Lake Superior remains one of the Great Lakes’ most haunting shipwreck stories.
EPISODE 6

The White Hurricane and SS James Carruthers

The White Hurricane sweeps across the Great Lakes, taking SS James Carruthers into one of history’s worst storms.