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Mighty Planes
S1, EP4 "Antonov 124"The world's largest serially manufactured cargo plane, the Antonov 124, was built to move Soviet military vehicles and equipment.
Mighty Trains
S2, EP6 "Hector Rail"Hector Rail's trains haul timber to a pulp mill in Ostrand, Sweden on some of the most difficult railways in the country.
Mighty Cruise Ships
S1, EP6 "Marco Polo"This 50-year-old ocean liner offers off-season Baltic tours, battling unpredictable weather to deliver one-of-a-kind experiences.
Mighty Cruise Ships
S4, EP5 "Nieuw Statendam"One of Holland America Line's largest cruisers makes its debut in the Caribbean, highlighted by a visit to an exclusive private island resort.
Mighty Trains
S4, EP1 "Tren Turistico"A trip through Lima details the voyage's breathtaking scenery and engineering challenges.
Mighty Trains
S1, EP1 "Glacier Express"The Glacier Express features cutting-edge technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps.
Mighty Cruise Ships
S2, EP6 "MSC Divina"Experience romance on a mega cruiser that pampers its guests with the best of Italian design and American convenience.
Mighty Cruise Ships
S4, EP7 "Roald Amundsen"The world's latest, most-advanced expedition cruise ship Roald Amundsen whisks passengers on an adventurous voyage to Antarctica.
Ten Steps to Disaster
S2, EP5 "Mount St. Helens"On May 18, 1980, Washington state's Mount St. Helens erupts; revisiting the destructive volcanic event and revealing ten failures that escalated the catastrophe, including ignored warnings, inadequate safety zones and poor rescue planning.
Make It Out Alive
S1, EP2 "San Francisco Quake"When a magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes San Francisco in 1989, the city is thrown into chaos.
Disasters at Sea
S2, EP1 "Storm Watch"Bound from Jacksonville, Fla., to San Juan, Puerto Rico, crew members on the SS El Faro containership find themselves just 20 miles from the eye of a hurricane; after the ship goes missing, investigators ask why the crew took such a deadly course.
Ten Steps to Disaster
S2, EP2 "Texas Blackout"Modern history's worst disasters are revisited and analyzed to identify ten key errors that led to each one.
Bird vs. Plane: Miracle on the Hudson
An exploration of the threat posed by bird strikes in commercial and military air accidents as well as a closer look at the day when US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canadian geese and lost engine power over the Hudson River.
Air Disasters
S18, EP5 "Hudson River Runway"US Airways Flight 1549 suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese, causing both engines to fail.
Air Disasters
S10, EP5 "Deadly Detour"The crew of a commuter flight over France makes a sight-seeing detour that sets off a deadly chain of events.
Air Disasters
S15, EP6 "Icy Descent"After experiencing icing conditions, a turboprop slams into an Argentine desert; investigators are mystified by what they uncover.