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Like the Embarcadero, the Marina District
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Engineering Catastrophes

Like the Embarcadero,the Marina District was builton the historic landfill. Embarcaderans...

Like the Embarcadero,
the Marina District was built
on the historic landfill. [narrator] Embarcaderans knew
they'd escaped lightly compared
to the Marina District. But if another quake struck, But if another quake struck, would they
and the looming towers
suffer the same fate?

Full Transcript

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Like the Embarcadero, the Marina District
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was built on the historic landfill.
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[narrator] Embarcaderans knew they'd escaped lightly
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compared to the Marina District.
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But if another quake struck,
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But if another quake struck,
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would they and the looming towers suffer the same fate?
Duration
19 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:25
Uploaded
Oct 28, 2025
Season
6
Episode
6
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 • E09 When that water is curving right through - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
When that water is curving right through
S06 • E04 And you start to think about things like that - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
And you start to think about things like that
S06 • E03 [narrator] As the dust settl everyone wanted to know, "why had this happened?" - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
[narrator] As the dust settl everyone wanted to know, &qu...
S06 • E02 [narrator] Five centuries ago, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:16
[narrator] Five centuries ago,
S06 • E04 [narrator] Engineer John Pistorino, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:19
[narrator] Engineer John Pistorino,
S06 • E07 MAJEVADIA: Cantilever balconies have no built-in redundancy. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
MAJEVADIA: Cantilever balconies have no built-in redundancy.
S06 • E09 I could see the floodwater going directly inside one of - Engineering Catastrophes 00:08
I could see the floodwater going directly inside one of
S06 • E10 Some of the biggest issues were water damage. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:54
Some of the biggest issues were water damage.
S06 • E07 There's a lot of concern at some point, there could be - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
There's a lot of concern at some point, there could be
S06 • E02 But that said, they did hold the road up for centuries. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
But that said, they did hold the road up for centuries.
S06 • E03 [narrator] In Barcelona, aft a massive sinkhole ravaged the Carmel neighborhood, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:40
[narrator] In Barcelona, aft a massive sinkhole ravaged t...
S06 • E06 The threat stemmed from the days of the Gold Rush. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:12
The threat stemmed from the days of the Gold Rush.
S06 • E05 "Stop. Don't move. Don't move." - Engineering Catastrophes 00:06
"Stop. Don't move. Don't move."
S06 • E09 I actually broke down at one point and could hardly talk. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:05
I actually broke down at one point and could hardly talk.
S06 • E02 So chances are, there was something else going on too. - Engineering Catastrophes 00:17
So chances are, there was something else going on too.
S06 • E04 [narrator] At first sight, some believe the culprit - Engineering Catastrophes 00:22
[narrator] At first sight, some believe the culprit
S06 • E09 NARRATOR: Nearly five hours after the disaster had begun, - Engineering Catastrophes 00:11
NARRATOR: Nearly five hours after the disaster had begun,
S06 • E05 [narrator] The operator had fallen - Engineering Catastrophes 00:10
[narrator] The operator had fallen
S06 • E06 This is where this old, inconsistent cocktail - Engineering Catastrophes 00:31
This is where this old, inconsistent cocktail
S06 • E07 NARRATOR: The only solution -- to close off - Engineering Catastrophes 00:14
NARRATOR: The only solution -- to close off