Diver Down - DVD

Archaeologist Jeff Rose is on a journey to understand how the filling of the Persian Gulf basin might have become the inspiration for one of the greatest stories - the story of Noah's Ark and the Biblical flood.

When a crew of international terrorists hijack a commercial airliner and intentionally plunge it into the Pacific Ocean, passengers are forced to struggle to survive. On board is a computer micro-board that controls the National Defense satellite Nova One, capable of launching nuclear weapons of mass destruction. In the wrong hands, it can mean global devastation. But in the eleventh hour, a band of Navy Seals will stage a daring underwater rescue. Now, with the fate of the world at hand, their first strike will be their last chance.

With a host of problems threatening the earth's surface, is underwater living a viable alternative? Meet the scientists who believe that permanently submerged colonies are not just possible, but imminent. National Geographic follows the scientists as they tackle the hypothetical challenge of housing 100 families below the ocean's surface and race to overcome obstacles such as bone-crushing pressures, ravaging storms and scalding volc