Drain the Sunken Pirate City (TV Movie 2017)

Drain the Sunken Pirate City: Directed by Sophie Elwin-Harris. With Craig Sechler, Russell Boulter, Jon Henderson, Ronald Hutton. Port Royal, the ‘wickedest city on Earth’, famous for its Caribbean pirates, liquor, is torn apart on June 7th 1692 by quake and tsunami. Two thirds of buildings are sucked into the ocean, the rest buried where they sink. 2,000 die. Marine archaeologist Jon Henderson goes in search of what happened. Scientific data combines with computer graphics to DRAIN the waters to investigate final moments and resurrect past secrets.

“Admitting it could be better, but then it had to be at least an hour longer. Then they could show more of the tech they used.nBut the human story they show here is captivating. The way the city grew, the pirates, merchants, artisans, people in search for wealth etc, is brought to life without romanticizing it too much.nThe well deserved reputation of being the wickedest city on earth has been recorded centuries ago.nNo wonder if you read the reports of visitors from before the earthquake.nA part of British and Caribbean history that doesnu0026#39;t have the u0026quot;American Hollywood sauceu0026quot; dripping from it.nSimply a joy to watch.”