Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Rescued | 4
By sheer chance, an American bomber pilot on a routine test flight has spotted the survivors of U.S.S. Indianapolis, who have been floating in the middle of the Philippine Sea for over three days. But...
8 Loka 202443min
Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Holding On | 3
It’s been two days since U.S.S. Indianapolis sank, and the number of survivors is dwindling. They’re being picked off by sharks, and driven insane by sleep deprivation, dehydration, and saltwater pois...
1 Loka 202442min
Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Troubled Waters | 2
The nine hundred men who survived the torpedo attack on the U.S.S. Indianapolis are either drifting in the sea, fighting strong currents and swells, or clinging to rafts. They’re at the mercy of the o...
24 Syys 202443min
Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Abandon Ship | 1
In the final weeks of World War II, the Navy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine in the middle of the Philippine Sea. The nine hundred survivors found themselves ...
17 Syys 202443min
Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | A Survivor Remembers | 5
Diver Ed Punchard loved his job and the people on Piper Alpha, even if it meant working on a noisy rig for weeks at a time, far out in the North Sea. Being part of a dive team meant everyone trained h...
10 Syys 202435min
Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | Collapse | 4
At 10:52pm, Piper Alpha is hit by the biggest explosion yet. Soon, the rig begins to break apart and tumble into the ocean, dooming the men still trapped inside. Meanwhile, rescuers like Z-boat comman...
3 Syys 202445min
Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | Explosions | 3
As the fire continues to rage on Piper Alpha, rescuers in small motorboats race to get workers off the burning oil rig. Diver Ed Punchard has his men climb down a rope to safety, while electrician Bob...
27 Elo 202442min
Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | Inferno | 2
After an explosion rocks the Piper Alpha oil rig, a huge, smoky fire begins to spread, taking down the rig’s power supply and communications equipment. Workers hurry to their evacuation stations, and ...
20 Elo 202439min
