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Season 2 / Episode 2 and airs on 06 May 2024 21:00
Secrets of the Lost Liners is an in-depth marine history series charting the design, service and loss of some of the world's greatest ocean liners. From art deco icons, luxury floating palaces, to national symbols, this six-part documentary covers 100 years of extravagant ships that pushed the boundaries of engineering and design, but which, one by one, were tragically lost through conflict, accident or human error. With unprecedented access to experts and historians, and never before seen footage, Secrets of the Lost Liners will uncover each ship's storied past. Episodes include the Cap Arcona, the Queen Elizabeth, SS Rex, the Andrea Doria, the Normandie, and SS America.
The pride of Mussolini's dictatorship, the Rex broke many records in terms of technical abilities and a new level of luxury at sea. Avoiding being turned into a troop ship and hidden in relative safety throughout WWII, why was she still attacked by the Allies?
This German flagship doubled up in a 1942 version of the Titanic made as a propaganda film by the Nazis. But her end would be equally tragic with an even greater loss of life. Over 5000 souls would perish on board, but which country was to blame?
One of the longest-serving liners in history, the SS America found life as a much-loved cruise ship. How could such seemingly minor events see her gallant life end as a wreck on the shores of The Canary Islands in the 1990s?
Setting sail in 1912, the Titanic was considered unsinkable due to its advanced safety features - but just four days into its maiden voyage, tragedy struck.
In January 2012, on the first leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea, the Costa Concordia deviated from her route and was rocked by a deadly crash.
A ship with incredible misfortune, the MS Achille Lauro suffered two serious collisions, multiple onboard fires and was even hijacked by PLO terrorists in 1985.
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