ESCAPE! ABANDON SHIP, NOVA, 1999
Sink or Swim: The Fascinating Evolution of Maritime Safety.
How do you escape from a stranded submarine? How did the Titanic disaster ultimately save lives? What determines how a ship sinks? How does hypothermia affect the human body? NOVA reveals these answers and more in a stunning look at the historic evolution of maritime safety.
It's taken centuries of deadly accidents to reach today's technological advancements and maritime regulations. Breathtaking footage, survivor interviews and expert commentary offer a remarkable new perspective on sea safety.
Meet Paul Barney and hear his courageous story of survival and rescue from a passenger ferry sinking in the Baltic Sea. See how hypothermia's "cold-water shock" can incapacitate even the strongest Olympic swimmers. Watch offshore oil-rig workers escape in an ingenious new lifeboat. Hear two sailors recall the terror and joy of being rescued from a submarine trapped 240 feet down. And see how technology will make ocean voyages safer than ever.
NOVA's Escape! series captures the remarkable, and sometimes tragic, evolution of life-saving technology in four definitive programs: Fire, Car Crash, Plane Crash and Abandon Ship.
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60 minutes, fully narrated, VHS NTSC ONLY, VE7200 / $24.95
ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS: ESCAPE! Because Accidents Happen series