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Season 3

6 episodes · 2010

  1. 1G.O. SARS

    06 Jul 2010 · 1 hr 0 min

    G.O. SARS is a new generation of marine research vessel. Her vibration-and noise-damped diesel generators and propellers driven by direct current motors, emits 99% less noise than any other conventional ship. They offer scientists unprecedented access to the life in the world's oceans.

  2. 2Africa Mercy

    14 Jul 2010 · 1 hr 0 min

    Africa Mercy is the world's largest NGO hospital ship. She travels port to port in the world's poorest regions providing medical care to people who may have never met a doctor or visited a hospital. 150m long and equipped with six state-of-the-art operating theatres, Africa Mercy can deliver medical care as good as any big city hospital in North America.

  3. 3Cristóbal Colón

    21 Jun 2010 · 1 hr 0 min

    The Cristobal Colon dredges millions of cubic metres of sand from the seabed for a construction site in Germany.

  4. 4USS Kentucky

    28 Jul 2010 · 1 hr 0 min

    An unprecedented look at nuclear-powered submarine USS Kentucky.

  5. 5Oasis of the Seas

    04 Aug 2010 · 1 hr 0 min

    The largest and most revolutionary cruise ship on Earth makes her maiden voyage.

  6. 6MV Solitairefinale

    11 Jun 2010 · 1 hr 0 min

    Solitaire is the only ship in the world capable of laying huge 30 inch diameter pipes on the ocean floor. Her crew of 420 work 24/7 and can lay down 9km of pipeline a day. Led by a vessel management team, the crew is made up of mariners and welders from all over the world.