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Is This Earth’s Most Treacherous Coastline?

Season 2 Episode 9 | 10m 48s

The Outer Banks, known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," is home to thousands of shipwrecks, including Blackbeard’s infamous Queen Anne’s Revenge. But beyond the maritime history, this fragile coastline is rapidly changing—threatened by shifting sands, rising seas, and intensifying storms that could reshape it forever.

Aired: 02/21/25
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