Seconds from Disaster
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- StarsRichard VaughnAshton SmithJonathan ArisAccounts of famous technological disasters and their subsequent investigations.
- DirectorPatrick FlemingStarsJohn HutchinsonDavid LearmountGilles LogelinA recounting of what happened when the prestige object Concorde found its devastating crash end.
- DirectorLuke CampbellStarsNicholas BorghiXavier ChantelotGilbert DegravesA recounting of what happened when a deadly fire broke out in Europe's longest tunnel.
- DirectorIan BremnerStarsDaina BradleyChris FieldsCharlie HangerA recounting of Timothy McVeigh's terrorist bombing of a US federal government building in Oklahoma City in 1995.
- DirectorDan GoldStarsKristen BlindheimIngvar BrynforsSolveig EkerhovdFriday 06 April 1990, the newly renovated ferry Scandinavian Star sets sail after a delay in the loading. A calm 13 hour voyage with a party like atmosphere is expected by all. Then it all went wrong for 482 passengers in just 45 minutes.
- DirectorSid BennettStarsUdo BauchJorg DittmannAndreas EffinghausenA recounting of what happened on 3 June 1998, when it came to the worst train disaster of an ICE with 101 dead in Germany.
- DirectorPaul BrugesPaul BurgessStarsChuck ArcherMike DopheideRuss GoberWhen a boat in southern Alabama gets lost and bumps into a small bridge, a Amtrak train going at high speed derails into a small canal outside of Mobile.
- DirectorManinderpal SahotaStarsRichard VaughnBoris StolyarchukYuri KorneevAn explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant kills 56 people while the health of thousands more continue to be affected.
- DirectorPatrick FlemmingStarsSergio GomezSylvia GomezMaria De Jesus GonzalesDays after residents of Guadalajara complained of a foul smell, a series of gasoline-fueled explosions in the sewers kills 206 people.
- DirectorSid BennettPaul BernaysStarsStan AmesRichard BettisAnton BrandauerIn Kaprun, Austria, a mountain train to bring skiers up the mountain erupts in fire as it passes through a tunnel. 155 people die. The cause is an electric heater that catches fire and ignites hydraulic fluid dripping from a leaky line.
- DirectorDan GoldStarsBob BallantyneGeoff BollandsAndy Davidson-LeeDetailed account of the Piper Alpha oil rig that was destroyed in 1988 after a gas leak caused by faulty maintenance led to a series of massive explosions. Includes testaments from eye witnesses and survivors.
- StarsVincenzo CampedelRichard ChandlerClemente DeflorianThe Stava Dam consisted of two basins arranged on on top of the other. Due to this poor design, they could not cope with the quantity of waste from the nearby mining operation and a catastrophic collapse followed.
- DirectorPaul BurgessStarsBill EdmundsFrans ErhartJoan JacksonOn Tenerife, a Pan Am flight taxied on the runway, while a KLM flight took off. But miscommunication caused one of the worst aviation disasters when the two jumbo jets collided, killing 583 people. The second by second analysis with interviewed survivors is covered in this episode.
- DirectorChristina BavettaStarsStan AmesPatrick BrownRobert FrancisOn 11th September 2001, an American Airlines flight was hijacked by terrorists and crashed into the Pentagon building. The resulting fire weakened the damaged structure causing further collapses at various points.
- DirectorSid BennettStarsChaincy BirdtailJon ClarkBrian DavidSpace shuttle Columbia disintegrated at re-entry as the result of a hole in its left wing after being struck by a piece of foam at lift-off.
- StarsPaul FoehnChrista KapellnerHelmut KapellnerThe Town of Galtür in Austria was devastated by an enormous avalanche, that penetrated a zone that should have been safe according to computer models.
- DirectorYavar AbbasStarsKieran DynanDebbie GriffithGareth JonesAfter severe engine trouble on a new Boeing 737-400, pilots shut down the wrong engine and crash just 900 m away from the runway on a motorway embankment.
- DirectorPaul NelsonStarsDavid JohnstonDanny BalchRoald Reitan Jr.In 1980 Mount St. Helens erupted sideways instead of the expected upwards and caused large devastation and killed 57 people.
- DirectorJane ChablaniStarsMaureen BennettMichael BennettLeigh CorneliusOn March 6. 1987 a British Ferry, the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized just 1 km out of the Harbour of Zeebrugge because her bow doors were left open and let water enter the car deck.
- DirectorDan GoldStarsToshio ArimotoMakoto FujiiYoshio FukumotoOn January 17th 1995 Kobe was hit by a 7.2 earthquake. Although the city had been build to withstand a much stronger earthquake over 6000 people lost their lives, mainly due to the Japanese wooden frame houses.
- DirectorJobim SampsonStarsJan Brown-LohrBrian DavidDennis E. FitchOn July 19, 1989, a United Airlines DC-10 experienced a catastrophic failure of the titanium fan disk in its tail engine, resulting in fluid loss in its three hydraulic systems and thereby becoming uncontrollable.
- DirectorChristina BavettaStarsBen PeytonSeries of terrorist explosions tear through night clubs on the popular island resort of Bali killing 202 people. What made this peaceful paradise a target?
- DirectorIan KlimkowskiStarsAllin KempthorneRichard VaughnOn 15 March 1986, a six storied building containing a bank, a hotel and a night club collapses in Singapore killing 33 people. 17 people can be rescued. It turns out a catastrophic miscalculation at the time of construction had been made.
- StarsCortni BartleyJames KallstromSteven J. KlaszkyAfter an hour delay, TWA Flight 800 takes off from JFK then 12 minutes later explodes south of Long Island killing all 230 passengers and crew on-board. What caused it to blow out of the blue?
- DirectorJane QuigleyStarsFranck AmiackOn 27 June 1988, a runaway train crashes into a commuter train killing 56 people. A passenger pulling the emergency brake at an earlier station and the train driver mishandling the situation cause the crash.