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Why Ships Crash

Directed by Alessandra Bonomolo, Tom Cook
TV-PG
S49 • E8    May 17, 2022    54m
7.7
When the bow of the colossal Ever Given container ship plowed into the bank of the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021, international supply chains ground to a halt. What went wrong? Follow the dramatic efforts to free the ship and the investigation into one of the most expensive shipping disasters ever. Maritime experts analyze other recent accidents and try to figure out how such devastating crashes could be prevented.

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Cast of Why Ships Crash

  • Eric MeyersSelf - Narrator
  • Reda AhmedSelf - Head of Navigation Control
  • Ernie CaponegroSelf - 2nd Officer, Maersk Denver
  • Julianne ConaSelf - 2nd Assistant Engineer, Maersk Denver
  • Sal MercoglianoSelf - Maritime Historian
  • Francesco MorelliSelf - Marine Accident Investigator
  • Claire PekcanSelf - Maritime Expert
  • Osama RabieSelf - Charman, Suez Canal Authority
  • Rod SullivanSelf - Maritime expert
  • Greg TylawskySelf - Maritime pilot
  • Manuel Capeáns ÁlvarezSelf - Maritime Rescue Center Director
  • Alessandra BonomoloDirector / Producer
  • Tom CookDirector / Producer

 

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