Ever wondered how an icebreaker crushes ice? Or how a ship can lay fibre optic cable under water, or hammer giant offshore wind turbines into the seabed? How about navigation technology that helps the biggest ship in the world squeeze through the narrow Suez Canal? Mighty Ships finds the answers as we sign in and ship out on the biggest, newest, and most state-of-the art vessels in the world.
Mighty Ships brings its audience on board to peer into bilges, engine rooms and bridges and meet captains, engineers and able seamen, as we sail all the world's oceans on the most sophisticated ships ever built. It's see-all, hear-all unprecedented access to everything above and below deck, from the mechanics of modern sea-going to the human dramas seafarers face.
The winning characteristics of every one of the episodes in this series are its high-end HD visuals, extraordinary 5.1 surround sound and compelling characters that deliver our stories in engaging ways. Viewers get to know every nook, cranny and high-tech marvel through information that is embedded in a dramatic narrative structure based on an attention-grabbing voyages. Every one has high stakes and high risk.
Mighty Ships delivers to viewers the highest level of access imaginable, taking them below the surface and into the heart of each ship to explore places and technologies that are usually off-limits. It's subject matter that viewers may think they know, but which unfolds with amazing new details and awesome statistics. Ultimately, it's an unrestricted profile of a super ship worthy of being cast as the star of the show.
Our vessels cover every waterfront: Pirate-hunting naval frigates. Icebreakers. Massive, state-of-the-art container ships. Fibre optic cable layers. Sophisticated factory trawlers in the dangerous arctic seas. Lethal nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Undersea diamond miners... the possibilities are endless.
Join us on Mighty Ships as we take viewers inside the journey as much as inside the ship. A series that pulsates with the pressure of unfolding action in real time, with real people and real stakes. Every episode has a sense of purpose that drives the narrative. And every narrative will have viewers on the edge of their seats.
Also available in the 'Mighty' franchise are:
MIGHTY TRAINS
MIGHTY PLANES
MIGHTY CRUISE SHIPS
THE MIGHTIEST