SOS Vessel in Distress!
Season 1
SOS is the ultimate cry for help of a crew in distress - Royal ships, supposedly unsinkable vessels, abandoned crews, ecological disasters, unexplained disappearances, abysses and remains require additional decoding - Using the latest technologies, and with the assistance of the finest archaeologists, historians and naval engineers, this documentary series retraces, minute by minute, the exact circumstances of these disasters. The chain of events leading to the wreck is decoded at a breathtaking pace. Time is relentless and suspense awaits at every turn.
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8 Episodes
- Des épaves légendaires - le RMS Titanic et le Pourquoi Pas en Islande.
E4Des épaves légendaires - le RMS Titanic et le Pourquoi Pas en Islande.Among all the shipwrecks that have cast the shadow of grief over the oceans throughout history, some have a special character: their victims have remained imprisoned within the bowels of the vessels, transforming their wrecks into veritable underwater graveyards. On June 11 1940, the Niobe, a ship evacuating the inhabitants of Le Havre fleeing the German army, was hit by four bombs. The ship sank within minutes, taking with her more than 1,000 souls. 62 years later, in September 2002, to the south of Senegal, the ferry, Le Joola, which provided passage between Casamance and Dakar, suddenly capsized off the coast before turning turtle completely. Trapped inside, more than 2,000 passengers met their deaths in the wreck. A look back at two shipwrecks whose victims still lie at the bottom of the sea, turning these wrecks into eternal underwater graveyards. - Secrets du roi - La Lune à Toulon, France & le Vasa à Stockholm, Suède
E5Secrets du roi - La Lune à Toulon, France & le Vasa à Stockholm, SuèdeEver since the dawn of time, mariners have known that a shipwreck can be caused by many things: storms, reefs, damage, human error, etc. However, certain vessels have sunk for reasons that are still a mystery many years later. A look back at two shipwrecks that left their mark on French maritime history: the French trawler, the Bugaled Breizh and the steamship Afrique. Two sinkings that remain unexplained today and which for many still hold the bitter taste of a State secret. - Affairs of state - the Bugaled Breizh in Cornwall, UK & the Afrique in Olonne-sur-Mer, France
E8Affairs of state - the Bugaled Breizh in Cornwall, UK & the Afrique in Olonne-sur-Mer, FranceWhatever the circumstances, the place where they happen or the toll, all shipwrecks are tragic. However, some, for many reasons, go down in history and become veritable legends. In April 1912, while on its maiden voyage, the RMS Titanic hits an iceberg. Two hours and forty minutes later, the biggest and most luxurious liner of its age sinks. In 1936, twenty-four years after the sinking of the Titanic, another ship enters the world of legend when it sinks just a few hundred yards from the coast of Iceland. It was the "Pourquoi Pas" and on board is its famous captain: the French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot. Titanic in 1912, Pourquoi Pas in 1936 - a look back on two shipwrecks that have carved their names for all time in the list of the most famous tragedies in maritime history.