Season 1

Episodes • 2009

Shane Johnson
Deadly Rig

1. Deadly Rig

45 min

Following the salvage work of the New Orleans-based and family-owned Bisso Marine company. In the opener, an attempt is made to raise the leg of a sunken oil rig from the ocean floor.

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Heavy Metal

2. Heavy Metal

45 min

Included: the raising of a three-story drilling ship that fell on its side.

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Brink of Disaster

3. Brink of Disaster

45 min

A tanker and an oil barge collide on the Mississippi River, and oil leaks from the wreckage and must be stopped before an explosion occurs.

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Hell Unleashed

4. Hell Unleashed

45 min

An oil rig rests on a fuel pipeline and must be towed away before it punctures the pipe; and a barge carrying sulphuric acid is stuck in a swamp.

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Cursed Treasure

5. Cursed Treasure

45 min

A beached tugboat is retrieved. Also: a sunken dry dock.

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Final Battle

6. Final Battle

45 min

A supply ship runs aground in a tropical storm, and a pulley system is rigged to free it. Also: a barge is lifted out of the Mississippi River.

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