Some are built for business. Some are built to party. Still others are built for war. All of them are built to be the best of the best, able to take on the heaviest, biggest, and deepest jobs the sea has to offer. This special episode revisits the most memorable characters and moments from our many voyages over the past seasons of “Mighty Ships.” From the high north to the South Pole and across every ocean, this action-packed, eye-popping look at life on the high seas is a celebration of the vessels that dazzle, deliver, protect, and inspire.
Subjects: Design
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Quantum of the Seas
The world’s most innovative cruise ship sails from New York to the Caribbean on her maiden voyage, facing off against technical glitches and challenging weather
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Hawk
Semi-submersible vessel Hawk sinks under the waterline to lift and transport the world’s largest oil drilling rig halfway around the world.
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Happy Star
A brand-new heavy-lift vessel encounters engine breakdowns and heavy ice while transporting and assembling a crane-and-conveyor system from China to Eastern Canada.
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Algoma Equinox
The Algoma Equinox battles fierce ice, howling winds and challenging waters to transport grain and iron ore.
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HDMS Peter Willemoes
The Royal Danish Navy’s new frigate must prove she can fight even when wounded.
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Maersk Interceptor
The crew of the world’s largest jack-up drilling rig faces high stakes and tough decisions amid the North Sea’s biggest storm.
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North Sea Giant
One of the world’s largest subsea construction vessels sets out to build a massive natural gas compression station, 300 metres underwater.
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Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta is capable of breaking up the hardest subsea soil as it deepens the Son Duong Port in Vietnams poorest province.
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Northern Eagle
She’s an all-in-one mega fishing trawler and factory. Northern Eagle can catch and package fish at the same time. She creates more profit because she doesn’t waste time (and fuel) bringing her catch back to shore to be processed. In fact, once she’s out to sea, Northern Eagle doesn’t return to port until her hold is full of 1500 tonnes of frozen, packaged product ready for market.