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When Europe's IXV space plane crashes down in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, it takes a feat of engineering to bring the plane and its precious cargo safely home

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The Wild Coast
S2 · E1 44m

The Wild Coast

An expert Dutch salvage team faces the challenge of pulling an immense container ship from the rocky shores off the coast of South Africa

La Belle
S2 · E5 44m

La Belle

Using state-of-the-art techniques, a salvage team excavates the wreckage of a 1686 shipwreck to discover the vessel's long-lost secrets

Rig on the Rocks
S3 · E1 44m

Rig on the Rocks

When an unforgiving Atlantic storm takes a tug and an oil rig by surprise, it takes the Head of Salvage for the United Kingdom to save the ships from a watery grave

Boat of Doom
S3 · E2 45m

Boat of Doom

When a migrant ship sinks in the Mediterranean Sea, expert salvagers are put to the test to return the bodies of the lost to their loved ones

The World Trade Center Ship
S3 · E3 47m

The World Trade Center Ship

When the remains of an 18th century trading ship are discovered at the base of the debris of the World Trade Center Towers, the excavation brings hope to a site of tragedy

El Faro
S3 · E4 46m

El Faro

The cargo ship El Faro sailed directly into the eye of a hurricane in the Bermuda Triangle in 2015, and salvagers are on the quest to find out why

Raising Maud
S3 · E5 49m

Raising Maud

A team of passionate Norwegian salvagers work to raise a polar exploration ship from the frigid water's of Canada's Northwest Passage

About The Salvagemasters

Even when all seems lost, something can be saved. "The Salvage Masters" series follows salvage teams as they deploy to the scenes of maritime disasters to solve the biggest engineering challenges on the high seas. 

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