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Disaster Autopsy Season 1 Episodes

  • 2024-2024
  • 1 Season
  • National Geographic Channel
  • Documentary
  • Watchlist
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Expert analysis recreates real-world disasters in 3D graphics to uncover hidden causes like paperwork errors, bad glue jobs, or changed restaurant hours. "Disaster Autopsy" dissects disasters, peeling back layers and freezing time.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

8 Episodes 2024 - 2024

Episode 1

Columbia, Eschede Train, Grenfell Tower

Sat, Aug 17, 2024

Disasters examined are: Feb 1, 2003 Columbia space shuttle breakup; June 14, 2017 Grenfell Tower fire; June 3, 1998 Eschede high speed train derailment

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Episode 2

Titan Missle, Estonia, Piper Alpha

Sat, Aug 17, 2024

Disasters examined are: The Sep. 19, 1980 titan missile explosion in Damascus, Ark; The Sep. 28, 1994 passenger ferry, MV Estonia, sinking in the Baltic Sea; The Jul. 6, 1988 Piper Alpha oil platform explosion in the North Sea.

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Episode 3

3 Mile Island, Mont Blanc Tunnel, Sampoong Mall

Sat, Aug 24, 2024

Disasters examined are: The Mar. 24, 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire between France and Italy; The Jun. 29, 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse in Seoul, South Korea; The Mar. 28, 1979 Three Mile Island accident near Harrisburg, Penn.

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Episode 4

Apollo 13, MGM Grand, Genoa Bridge

Sat, Aug 31, 2024

Disasters examined: The Apr. 13, 1970 Apollo 13 service module explosion; The Nov. 21, 1980 MGM Grand Hotel and Casino fire in Las Vegas, NV.; The Aug. 14, 2018 Ponte Morandi bridge collapse in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.

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Episode 5

Surfside, Kursk, Kings Cross

Sat, Sep 7, 2024

Disasters examined: The Jun. 24, 2021 Champlain Towers Condominium collapse in Surfside, Fl.; The Aug 12, 2020 Kursk submarine disaster sinking in the Barents Sea; The Nov. 18, 1987 Kings Cross underground train station fire in London.

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Episode 6

Sugar Factory, Lac Megantic Train, Suez Canal

Sat, Sep 14, 2024

Disasters examined: Jul. 6, 2013 Lac-Mégantic derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada; The Feb. 8, 2007 Imperial Sugar refinery explosion in Port Wentworth, GA; The Mar. 23, 2021 Suez Canal blockage by the container ship Ever Given.

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Episode 7

Fukushima, Manhattan Crane, Forrestal

Sat, Sep 21, 2024

Disasters examined: The Mar. 11, 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Okuma, Fukushima, Japan; The Jul. 29, 1967 USS Forrestal fire in the Gulf of Tonkin off Vietnam. The Mar. 15, 2008 crane collapse at 303 East 51st Street in Manhattan, NYC

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Episode 8

Deepwater Horizon, Concorde, Kaprun Funicular

Sat, Sep 28, 2024

Disasters examined: The Jul. 25, 2000 Air France Concorde crash in Paris France; The Nov. 11, 2000 Kaprun 2 funicular railway tunnel fire in in Kaprun, Austria; The Apr. 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

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