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What Went Wrong: Countdown to Catastrophe
Survivors and first responders recall some of the greatest disasters of modern history and how engineering errors were frequently responsible for the traumatic events.
S3, EP4 "Piper Alpha Inferno"
On July 6, 1988, in the North Sea, 120 miles north of Aberdeen, Scotland, the Piper Alpha oil platform explodes and sinks, killing 165 of the men on board and two rescue workers.
S3, EP3 "Ever Given Container Ship Emergency"
The grounding of the Ever Given mega container ship in the middle of the Suez Canal on March 23, 2020 delayed billions in trade and highlighted the fragility of global supply chains.
S3, EP5 "Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302"
Ethiopian Airways Flight 302, flying from Ethiopia to Kenya, crashes six minutes after take-off, killing all 157 people aboard; this episode investigates the computer error that led to the crash.
S3, EP4 "Piper Alpha Inferno"
On July 6, 1988, in the North Sea, 120 miles north of Aberdeen, Scotland, the Piper Alpha oil platform explodes and sinks, killing 165 of the men on board and two rescue workers.
S3, EP3 "Ever Given Container Ship Emergency"
The grounding of the Ever Given mega container ship in the middle of the Suez Canal on March 23, 2020 delayed billions in trade and highlighted the fragility of global supply chains.
S3, EP2 "Mottarone Cable Car Disaster"
The tragic story of the 2021 cable car accident that killed 14 people on Mottarone mountain in Stresa, Italy on the scenic Lake Maggiore.