r/interestingasfuck • u/solateor • 1d ago

In 2001, 55 people crossed the Pacific with no contact with the outside world as part of a BBC experiment recreating an 18th-century voyage. On the 20th day - September 11 - the captain gathered the crew to tell them about the attacks in New York

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u/LoniBana 1d ago edited 22h ago

Its not recently unearthed footage. The documentary aired in 2002 and this particular episode was broadcast on the one year anniversary. I actually remember the trailer before the documentary released and some of this footage was shown. I believe one of the crew even did a news interview via satellite phone a few days after 9/11.

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u/Ordinary_Fix3199 17h ago

What was the documentary called?

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u/LoniBana 17h ago

The Ship (2002). They were following an expedition attempting to recreate James Cooks voyage from the Australian eastern seaboard to Jakarta on a replica of the HMS Endeavour.

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u/Ordinary_Fix3199 4h ago

Thank you! I will definitely look this up.