Marine Machines

Stories of people who protect shipping, fishing, oil and gas platforms from icebergs.

Deep below the surface of the ocean an amazing new generation of powerful machines is hard at work. They carry dream pioneers to the bottom of the sea to repair pipelines or confront bizarre deep-sea creatures.

Power machines repair oil pipelines, encounter ocean creatures, and carry divers to the bottom of the sea.

A few new ships represent a major breakthrough in marine architecture since World War II.

Flying lifeboats, satellite electronics submarine rescue ships and rescue bubbles are all new technology used to keep people safe.

Professional rescuers dive into danger when the world's oceans, lakes and rivers turn hostile.

Divers search coastlines and harbors for weapons left over from the last century of war.

Moviemakers use custom-made cameras, sunken sets and mechanized monsters for underwater action.

The worlds maritime highways require constant maintenance by powerful diggers and dredgers. Meet the huge suction draggers spewing silt, self-guided robotic beavers and other powerful digging machines.

Astronauts and aquanauts live, work, sleep, and study marine environment in a habitat called Aquarius below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico.

Examines modern combat at sea.

Marine engineers are re-examining and re-tooling the basic sail to build the fastest, biggest, sportiest sailing vessels.

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