On the night of April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, collided with an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic and sank within a few hours, drowning 1500 of its 2,200 passengers. The theories on how she sank are numerous. Was it the smouldering fire in the ship’s coal bunker that accelerated the ship’s sinking? Perhaps the ship was built from brittle and inferior steel? Was the rapid sinking caused by weak rivets, or a fatal design flaw in the ship’s watertight compartments? Collision Course: Titanic explores all the theories, no matter how incredible and leads to the final determination that the real cause of the accident is over-confidence in technology and arrogance that any ship could be “unsinkable.” Read less

In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr.’s aircraft plunges into the Atlantic Ocean killing him, his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and her sister Lauren. This episode examines the factors at play which contributed to the crash looking back at JFK Jr.’s life and the experiences which shaped him – often through first-hand accounts from people who knew him. This is an investigation into one of the most magnetic personalities of the 20th century whose life was taken too early in an accident caused by a series of seemingly insignificant factors—that when tied together led to tragedy. Read less

On Jan. 15, 2009, three minutes after takeoff on a routine flight from La Guardia, N.Y. to Charlotte, NC, US Airways Flight 1549 suddenly fell from the sky. Without power, veteran pilot Capt. "Sully" Sullenberger decided to ditch the Airbus A320-214 into the frigid waters of the Hudson River. Over the radio, he announced ‘brace for impact” and moments later the plane’s fuselage cracked open upon impact with the river. All 155 people aboard survived. The media called it the “Miracle on the Hudson”, and Sully was celebrated as a hero for his grace under pressure. How did Sully’s incredible instincts and skill save 155 lives in a situation where most other pilots would have failed? Read less