Marine Machines
The Earths oceans are ominous and unpredictable, yet they hold within them the mysteries of the past and the lifeline to our future. This fast-paced ocean adventure documentary series reveals how creative individuals are using extraordinary tools to discover, explore, and work in our extreme oceans.
- 2004-2004
- 1 season
- Documentary
The Earths oceans are ominous and unpredictable, yet they hold within them the mysteries of the past and the lifeline to our future. This fast-paced ocean adventure documentary series reveals how creative individuals are using extraordinary tools to discover, explore, and work in our extreme oceans.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2004
Episode 1
Icebergs
49 mins
Icebergs are the biggest most menacing killers marauding the seas. This is the story of the International Ice Patrol, and others, who protect the shipping, fishing and oil and gas platforms from these floating bullies using any means necessary.
Episode 2
Extreme Depth
50 mins
Deep below the surface of the ocean an amazing new generation of tough, powerful underwater machines are hard at work. They carry dream pioneers to the bottom of the sea to repair oil pipelines or even confront some bizarre deep-sea creatures.
Episode 3
Speed
50 mins
For the last 30 years the most radical boat designs have worked to break the rules of speed, often resulting in high speed lethal crashes. With new technologies innovators have built the fastest, most stable boats in the world, from small leisure crafts to giant military, cargo and passenger crafts.
Episode 4
Stealth
50 mins
Naval tactics have changed since the days of great battleships. Broadside firefights have been replaced by concealed precision strikes. Since the invention of radar, hiding a ship in open water is difficult, but for many countries, not impossible.
Episode 5
Underwater Man
Episode 6
Living Under the Sea
Episode 7
Hollywood Underwater: The Film Makers
49 mins
When the script calls for underwater action, filmakers use custom-made cameras, sunken sets, and mechanized monsters. Meet the innovators behind classic films, tour an animatronic aquarium, and learn how digital water is the wave of the future.
Episode 8
Survival Systems: Great Saves at Sea
Episode 9
Ocean Energy
Episode 10
Deep Sea Mining
Episode 11
Commercial Diving
Episode 12
Underwater Fighting Machines
Episode 13
Lost Weapons Dump
49 mins
Our coastlines and harbors are littered with tens of millions of unexploded shells, mines and even atomic bombs. Finding them is tough, risky work, but for a boatload of American fisherman, searching for a 40-year-old hydrogen bomb is an obsession.