Mystery hunters of the Baltic Sea - Terra oil tanker wreck - film

On Monday, 27 September, the Canal+ channel will broadcast the second episode of the new series Catchers of the mysteries of the Baltic Sea. This time the characters of the series will tell the story of the German tanker Terra.

The production Łowcy tajem nic Bałtyku is a continuation of the well-received series Tajemnice wreków Bałtyku. In the new series Tomasz Stachura and a group of Baltictech divers explore and research the history of subsequent wrecks from the Polish part of the Baltic Sea.

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During the implementation of the individual sections Baltictech Group has found new and previously unknown information. This not only allowed for a more complete picture of the units in question and the fate of the crews, but also disclose the factswhich until now were unknown.

Such flavours will probably further encourage wreck diving enthusiasts to watch the Baltic Mystery Hunters series. On the other hand, it is such a unique production that true enthusiasts wreck diving need no additional persuasion.

Tanker Terra

The German vessel is an extremely interesting wreck and one of those which every diving enthusiast in the Baltic should get to know. The wreck of the tanker Terra measures 74.1 m in length and 11.1 m in width. In 1935 the ship set sail from the Nobiskrug shipyard in Rendsburg, and from 1939 it was embarked at the naval shipyard in Kiel. Later the tanker Terra found its way to Gdynia, where it functioned as an auxiliary tanker. In turn, from 1941 she was a tanker in the 27th U-boat flotilla. On 13 October 1944, she was sunk by the Soviet submarine Lembit.

Mystery hunters of the Baltic Sea

The series consists of 8 episodes and is aired on Canal+. The second episode will be shown on Monday, the 27th of September, at 9.00 p.m. on the Canal+ Premium and Canal+ Premium HD channels. A repeat performance will be shown on the same day at 10 p.m. on the Canal+ 1 and Canal+1 HD channels. A day later, the episode will hit the Canal+ online platform and will be available in the VOD system. The second episode of the series will also be available on Saturday, 2 October. At 20.00 the station will broadcast it on the Canal+ Dokumentacja channel.

On Monday, 4 October, the Canal+ station will broadcast the third episode of the series ” Mystery Hunters of the Baltic”. This time Tomasz Stachura and the Baltictech group will investigate the wreck of the Russian torpedo boat “Tupolev G-5”. This type of vessel was the most mass-produced Soviet small ship. In just 10 years, between 1934 and 1944, as many as 200 such vessels were built.