Searching for the radioactive remnants of the Manhattan Project
In short: Explore the seafloor of Tinian, a remote island that served as the top-secret assembly point for the atomic bombs used in 1945.
The video follows the Dive Detectives as they investigate an offshore dumpsite near the Mariana Trench. This underwater site contains unexploded ordnance and fragments of the bombs Little Boy and Fat Man. The mission is particularly dangerous because the debris contains phosphorous, which can ignite upon contact with air and burn at temperatures reaching 800 degrees Celsius, posing a severe risk to local divers.
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