New show: The Flood
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The Australian
4.7 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2026
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
From The Australian, this is The Flood. The true story of 60 Australian men and women trapped in a submarine deep under the Indian Ocean when an explosion threatens to sink the vessel and send its crew to the bottom.
In Episode 1: Explosion, the commander takes his submarine down to its deepest diving depth when a loud noise at the back of the boat changes the lives of everyone on board. An extraordinary battle for survival is just beginning.
Exclusive interviews with the captain, crew and top brass reveal the terror and emotion that still haunts this group of proud warriors, who risked their own lives every day in the defence of Australia. The Flood is a truly inspirational story of human courage, resilience, teamwork and ingenuity.
The Flood is a four-part audio and video series by Cameron Stewart, Claire Harvey and Jasper Leak. Listen to all of The Flood by searching ‘The Flood’ wherever you listen, or watch The Flood and find graphics, stories and pictures at thefloodpodcast.com
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The Flood is brought to you by the Australian War Memorial. |
| 0:05.7 | Some stories define a nation, others reveal what it means to be human. |
| 0:10.2 | Through Their Eyes is a new podcast from the Australian War Memorial |
| 0:13.7 | that uncovers powerful human stories, revealing war through unexpected perspectives |
| 0:19.1 | and immersive storytelling, through their eyes coming in June. |
| 0:28.2 | There was a sharp hiss and then a almighty explosion bang. |
| 0:38.3 | We heard... sharp hiss and then a almighty explosion bang. |
| 0:44.3 | We heard flood, flood flood flood in the lower motor. The flood, the closest Australia has ever come in peacetime |
| 0:48.3 | to losing a submarine and its entire crew. |
| 0:52.3 | So we are at deep diving depth. |
| 0:55.0 | It was fearfully cold and there was a lot of water coming in. |
| 1:00.0 | 20 seconds. That's all we had. |
| 1:05.0 | Yeah, I knew we're in trouble. |
| 1:07.0 | You have a flood like that and you just go to endless unnotes. |
| 1:10.0 | I can remember screaming out at the top of my voice. |
| 1:12.6 | A ton of seawater was the same as 100 crates of your favourite lager |
| 1:16.6 | coming into your submarine every second through a hole about that bit. |
| 1:20.6 | Yeah, it was like being stuck in a washing machine. |
| 1:23.6 | It was just round and round and round. |
| 1:25.6 | I didn't want to be the guy who took that crew to the bottom. |
| 1:37.1 | I'm Cameron Stewart and this is the Flood. |
| 1:40.4 | Episode 1, Explosion One, Explosion |
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