The sinking of the Lusitania and the impact it had in determining the fate of World War I is widely known. But few know the stories of the passengers and crew aboard the doomed luxury liner, or the German commander who ordered the deadly attack on May 7, 1915. Follow the final voyage of the massive ship, from her celebrated exit from New York's Pier 54 to her 18-minute plummet off the coast of Ireland. Through firsthand accounts, meet the men, women, and children who rode the "Greyhound of the Seas" into a war zone, and into history.

The film explores the background and build-up to this final flight to disaster. Using dramatic recon...

The little known story of one of the worst non-combat disasters in the history of the US Navy, …AS I...

This documentary records the journey undertaken by Jacques Cousteau, his 24-member team, and an NFB ...

In this spectacular feature-length documentary, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail ...

An explosion in one of the largest chemical plants in Europe, the Petrochemical complex in Tarragona...

The World Trade Centre attack was perhaps a foretold disaster waiting to happen. The proof is in thi...

On April 26, 1986, a 1,000 feet high flame rises into the sky of the Ukraine. The fourth reactor of ...

The "unsinkable" Titanic was a dream come true: four city blocks long and a passenger list worth 250...

A documentary covering the harrowing tragedy of the SS Morro Castle.

Documentary short about the disastrous dangers of aging, ailing dams.

On April 15, 2019 600 firefighters of the Paris Fire Brigade fought for over 7 hours to save the Not...

This documentary talks with the descendants of families affected by the sinking of the Titanic in 19...

An investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capit...

With a team of the world's foremost historic and marine experts as well as friend Bill Paxton, James...

The adventures and exploits of Jean-Baptiste Charcot (1867-1936), an intrepid scientist and explorer...

Patrick Bourgeois dives into the history of one of the worst naval tragedies that ever occurred in Q...

From heart-stopping close shaves and averted disasters to incredible brushes with danger, this show ...

Neil Oliver describes the worst ever railway accident in the UK, which happened a hundred years ago ...

An in-depth look at how Italy's largest cruise ship ran aground off the Italian coast.

Marko Röhr's film crew takes the viewer to Europe's last unexplored area: Iceland's unique underwate...