A expedition to make history…by raising it.

The Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned for the Civil War. A striking design ushered in a new era of stealth in river warfare, but her heavy hull ran her aground in 1862.

Relive the grueling attempt by the U.S. Navy, NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) and the Mariners’ Museum to dive into hazardous waters, remove portions of the lost ship at 240′ and extricate the turret. U.S. Navy Commander Bobby Scholley and her trained divers take us beneath the surface of the Atlantic twenty miles off North Carolina to relive the legacy and death of the ship, and her re-birth as historical testament to innovation, bravery and duty.

Producers

Jonathan Grupper

Lise Zumwalt

Co-Producer

Erica Sashin

Executive Producers

Peter Schnall

Hilary Sio

Writer

Lise Zumwalt

Editor

Jeff Gilbert

Coordinating Producer

Elana Bluestine

Field Producer

Jerry Risius

Associate Producer

Glenn C. Reimer

Music Composed By

Michael Whalen

Cinematographers

Jerry Risius

Leighton Edmondson

John Howarth

Sound Recordists

Dave Roche

Mark Mandler

Lee Edwards

U.S. Navy Underwater Photography Team

Eric J. Tilford

Chadwick L. Vann

Jeffrey I. Lehrberg

Dusan Ilic

Assistant Editors

Adam Feinstein

Seith Mann

Scott Greenshaw

Production Assistants

Andrew Hanna

Ken Yapelli

Jessica Applebaum

Motion Control Camera

Ralph Pitre

Creative Group

On-Line Editor

Adam Feinstein

Animation And Graphics

Meteor Studios

Qtvr Animation

Mike F Burz

Mitch Suskin

Colorist

David Markun

Henninger Capitol

Mixer & Sound Design

David Browning

Palace Studios NYC

Legal Services

Jason Baruch

Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassalo P.C.

Production Accountant

Brian Minahan

Special Thanks

Phoenix International - Steve Saint-Amour

NOAA

The Mariners' Museum, Newport News, VA

U.S. Navy

CILHI

Manson Gulf

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, UK

Capt. Phillip Lee and the Crew of Delta Force

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—For BBC—

Executive Producer

Philip Dolling