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Engineering Catastrophes

It's still seems foreign to me. The tragedy left the residents in shock and completely...

It's still seems foreign to me. [narrator] The tragedy left the residents in shock and completely stranded, with their only link to the mainland cut off. We never really
thought that one single catastrophic event could really disconnect a whole community from the mainland. [narrator] Two days after the disaster, ferries were brought in to help bridge the divide. But this was just a band-aid Officials needed to identif the cause of the accident to prevent it from ever happening again. Th first question was, "How had the barge missed "the main navigation channe by more than 300 feet?" [crashing] Although huge,
the barges
were in single file

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It's still seems foreign to me.
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[narrator] The tragedy left the residents in shock and completely stranded,
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with their only link to the mainland cut off.
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We never really thought that
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one single catastrophic event
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could really disconnect a whole community from the mainland.
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[narrator] Two days after the disaster,
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ferries were brought in to help bridge the divide.
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But this was just a band-aid
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Officials needed to identif the cause of the accident
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to prevent it from ever happening again.
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Th first question was, "How had the barge missed
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"the main navigation channe by more than 300 feet?"
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[crashing]
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Although huge, the barges were in single file.
Duration
48 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:53
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Moviecoop

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Movie Summary

With access to all phases of design and a large cast of experts, some of the great failures of engineering history are uncovered.
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: First responders and engineers rush to the scene. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
NARRATOR: First responders and engineers rush to the scene.
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Meanwhile, a rescue team was combing the wreckage - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
NARRATOR: Meanwhile, a rescue team was combing the wreckage
S06 • E10 [Javiera] What I saw when I came back, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[Javiera] What I saw when I came back,
S06 • E04 [explosion] - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
[explosion]
S06 • E05 Just the noise. The tremendous noise of the bridge coming down. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:07
Just the noise. The tremendous noise of the bridge coming do...
S06 • E05 [narrator] The community raced to help. Jose among them. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
[narrator] The community raced to help. Jose among them.
S06 • E10 It looked like a sandcastle that some bully had come and kicked over. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
It looked like a sandcastle that some bully had come and kic...
S06 • E09 So we had five stories of reinforced concrete that was - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
So we had five stories of reinforced concrete that was
S06 • E07 HARVEY: Traffic was backing up for miles, and you - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
HARVEY: Traffic was backing up for miles, and you
S06 • E01 A lot of them knew somethin serious was going on. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
A lot of them knew somethin serious was going on.
S06 • E10 [narrator] With the situation out of control, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:25
[narrator] With the situation out of control,
S06 • E04 [narrator] Built to withstand huge internal forces, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
[narrator] Built to withstand huge internal forces,
S06 • E05 [Martin] Normally, you go through life and you don't see - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[Martin] Normally, you go through life and you don't se...
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: With northerly winds and freezing - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
NARRATOR: With northerly winds and freezing
S06 • E06 [narrator] A security camera across a parking lot, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] A security camera across a parking lot,
S06 • E01 [narrator] Geophysicist Jim Olson - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Geophysicist Jim Olson
S06 • E04 Some were excited, some were in awe, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
Some were excited, some were in awe,
S06 • E09 We knew that we were going to need heavy resources to - Engineering Catastrophes 00:09
We knew that we were going to need heavy resources to
S06 • E03 It was one of the main road and main bridges in the city - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
It was one of the main road and main bridges in the city
S06 • E07 Communities across the province declared - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
Communities across the province declared