Disasters at Sea

- Season 3

(2021)

Bulk carrier MV Flare is on a voyage across the North Atlantic. It never arrives. The massive ship gets caught in a violent storm and snaps in two. Miraculously, four of the crew survive, but the catastrophe greatly troubles investigators.

A massive tanker, 'Bow Mariner' explodes at sea, from the moments leading to the fiery blast to the efforts of one officer to save his crew and a rescue effort unlike any attempted before. Discover the shocking reasons for the catastrophe.

MSC Flaminia is transporting thousands of containers across the Atlantic Ocean, when a cargo hold explodes. When investigators struggle to determine the cause of the disaster, they bring in an expert chemist to figure out what went wrong.

The 'Destination', a fishing vessel from Seattle hunting crab off the coast of Alaska, goes missing along with its captain and five crew. Investigators uncover a string of clues leading up to the tragic final moments of the ship's journey.

The Herald of Free Enterprise ferry leaves Zeebrugge Harbor on its trip across the English Channel with 539 people onboard, however, the boat suddenly lurches and capsizes. How did this state-of-the-art ship came to such a tragic end.

Three tugboats and a massive bulk carrier are blinded by fog during a 17-mile journey down the River Clyde. When one tugboat, the Flying Phantom, ends up sinking, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch race to discover what went wrong.