Salvage Code Red

SALVAGE CODE RED

DESCRIPTION

Saving ships from the ravages of nature, intense fires and cruel seas is one of the most dangerous operations known to man. When giant tankers, freighters, ferries or cruise vessels sink or burn, their last chance for survival rests in the hands of elite emergency marine salvage teams who battle hurricane-force winds, heavy swells and poisonous gases to rescue ships in duress.

In National Geographic Channel’s Salvage Code Red, salvors race against time to rescue stricken ships, their cargo and crew, and prevent environmental disaster. Divers venture with helmet cameras inside sunken vessels to capture gripping footage of abandoned behemoths. The five-part series takes viewers inside the bowels of a burning ship while intricate CGI illustrates the immense challenges, and some innovative solutions, in hauling and repairing a sinking vessel.

In Firestorm, a multi-million dollar ferry becomes an inferno, burning uncontrollably for days until a salvage crew climbs onboard to battle lingering blazes, and savage seas tear apart a U.K. truck ferry. Two rookie salvage masters undergo a baptism by fire in Typhoon Showdown when a typhoon-battered Russian coal freighter forces the salvage team to abandon their divers overnight and a stranded Mexican ferry threatens a coastal reef. Heading back to the Russian freighter in Breaking Point, a salvage diver suffers a close call after becoming disoriented by violent wave surges while a storm wreaks havoc and causes substantial loses for a team salvaging a sunken freighter off the Strait of Gibraltar.

EPISODE GUIDE

Salvage Code Red: Typhoon Alley

After an oil tanker is threatened by one of the worst typhoons in Taiwan's history, the salvage team fight to avert an environmental catastrophe.
Salvage Code Red: Disaster Zone

A chemical tanker caught up in the devastating Typhoon Marakot drifts towards a million-dollar aquarium. Can the team prevent a disaster?
Salvage Code Red: Toxic Threat

As violent storms gather, a gigantic bulk-carrier runs aground off Cape Town, leaving the team with little time to save its hazardous cargo.
Salvage Code Red: Coastal Crisis

With the typhoon over, salvors attempt to refloat stricken tanker the Colombo Queen. Meanwhile, another storm threatens shipping in the Gulf.
Salvage Code Red: Oil Jockeys

Follow the vital work of one of the world's largest salvage companies, as they strive to rescue stricken ships left at the mercy of the ocean.