Search for the Submarine I52 (2000)

Companion TV documentary to the National Geographic Magazine article The Last Dive of I52 October 1999 issue Original NBC National Geographic TV broadcast September 11 1999 When it sank in the deep Atlantic near the end of World War II the Japanese submarine I52 went to the bottom with over 100 lives and a cargo that included two tons of gold and other secrets Now a military veteranturnedadventurer bucks the odds on a longshot mission to solve a tantalizing mystery over 50 years old as he embarks on a deepsea search for the lost submarine and its cargo of gold Plunge three miles to the ocean floor and explore the subs twisted remains in an effort to locate the shipment of gold Be privy to declassified intelligence reports that reveal how WWII code breakers helped track down the I52 submarine Be there as US Navy veterans retell stories of their mission to hunt down and sink this Top Secret Japanese war machine