Alone in Antarctica | The Windiest Place on Earth | 1

Alone in Antarctica | The Windiest Place on Earth | 1

It’s 1912, the golden age of Antarctic exploration, and teams from the Australasian Antarctic Expedition are preparing to journey into the wilderness. One trio, led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, will venture the farthest — traversing 700 miles roundtrip of uncharted territory. But when his journey takes a disastrous turn, Mawson will have to endure what the mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary called, “The greatest survival story in the history of exploration.

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Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Holding On | 3

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...

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Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Troubled Waters | 2

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 Sep 202443min

Encore: USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea I Abandon Ship | 1

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 ...

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Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster  | A Survivor Remembers | 5

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 Sep 202435min

Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster  | Collapse | 4

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 Sep 202445min

Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | Explosions | 3

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 Aug 202442min

Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | Inferno | 2

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 Aug 202439min

Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | The Leak | 1

Piper Alpha: Oil Rig Disaster | The Leak | 1

On July 6th, 1988, workers clock in to a typical night shift aboard Piper Alpha, the world’s largest offshore oil rig, in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. Then, around 10 p.m., a series of mis...

13 Aug 202443min

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