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Dr. Fred Spiess

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Dr. Fred Spiess

Born December 25, 1919 · Oakland, California, USA

Died September 8, 2006 · aged 86

Fred Spiess was a pioneering American oceanographer, naval officer, and marine engineer. A graduate of UC Berkeley (B.S. and Ph.D.) and Harvard (M.S.), he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II before joining the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1952. Spiess developed groundbreaking deep‑sea research tools, including the Deep Tow vehicle, and advanced the use of acoustics for seafloor m…

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Return to the TitanicReturn to the Titanic · 1981
Return to the Titanic
1981
MovieDocumentary
Explorer Mike Harris leads a second North Atlantic expedition to locate the RMS Titanic, joined by television star James Drury, as the team uses improved technology to investigate promising sonar clues on the ocean floor following their earlier search.
Search for the TitanicSearch for the Titanic · 1981
Search for the Titanic
★ 7.01981
MovieDocumentary
In “Search for the Titanic”, Orson Welles takes viewers into a massive expedition attempting to locate the remains of the famous unsinkable ship at the bottom of the North Atlantic several years after its sinking on its maiden voyage in April 1912.
Titanic: Secrets of the ShipwreckTitanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck · 2025
Titanic: Secrets of the Shipwreck
2025
SeriesDocumentary
For seven decades after its tragic sinking, the Titanic lay undiscovered on the ocean floor. This compelling two-part documentary tracks the search for the wreck across the depths of the Atlantic.

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