Captain Nemo and the Underwater City attempts this but only manages to flood the machine’s control room killing Lomax in the process. During this episode, the Bath brothers sneak into the Forbidden Area where they discover a second submarine, the Nautilus II, and see it as a means of escape. Enlisting Fraser to aid them, Fraser learns how to operate the submarine. During training they ram and kill a vast Manta Ray-like creature accidentally created during the building of the city. Fraser tells Nemo he should leave as he is attempting to cut off the supply of weapons to the American Civil War. Nemo refuses but
The Return of Captain Nemo on board the Raven appeared twice in the series. The final production for theatrical release was condensed into 102 minutes and marketed as "The Amazing Captain Nemo", and only served to highlight the inherent defects. Despite this the production was nominated for several awards. In 1978, "The Return of Captain Nemo" received two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts. These were for Frank Van der Veer (optical effects) and L.B. Abbott (special photographic effects). The Return of Captain Nemo The Return of Captain Nemo (theatrical title: The Amazing Captain Nemo) is a