The devastation Malta endured during WWII from Axis mines is well documented. Pounded by artillery and bombs for over three years, the island nation of Malta withheld against the German might. The Sea Hunters explore the depths of the Mediterranean in search of one of her brave defenders, the minesweeper HMS Eddy, a lost hero of Malta. They also investigate the presence of WWII mines. Fishermen still snag their nets on German and Italian mines and others wash up on beaches. Some are still capable of exploding.