Apollo 13: Revealed

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Apollo 13: Revealed

Synopsis

Retrace split-second decisions and perilous action inside the crisis in National Geographic Channels new series Critical Situation. This rapid-fire series takes viewers inside seemingly routine events that became headline disasters in a matter of minutes. Each hour-long program combines archival footage, accurate re-enactments, advanced CGI and firsthand accounts from those at the center of the action. Building suspense with each heart-pounding movement, Critical Situation vividly breaks down the terrifying moments outlining the life-threatening risks, daring decisions, frantic communications, evolving tactics and last-ditch efforts developing with each decisive tick of the clock.

Episodes

Season 1
  • Hollywood Shootout

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    Go inside one of the most dramatic police gun battles waged on American soil, in which the High Incident Bandits engaged LA police officers in a violent stand-off following a Hollywood bank robbery.

  • Downed Pilot

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    June 1995 - when NATO pilot Scott O'Grady's F-16 jet is downed by a missile over Bosnia, he ejects successfully but lands in hostile territory, sparking a massive manhunt and a struggle for survival.

  • Hell on High Water

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    Relive the tragic story of the 1998 Sydney-Hobart yacht race, which faced a ferocious storm that left six sailors dead. Eyewitness accounts and news footage illustrate the terror that ensued.

  • Apollo 13

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    April 1970 - when an oxygen tank on board the Apollo 13 spacecraft bursts, the crew races against the clock to get back to Earth, 300,000km away, as oxygen, food and power supplies dwindle.

  • Taliban Uprising

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    With the war on terror just weeks old, Afghan forces capture hundreds of Taliban fighters. Imprisoned in horrific conditions, a bloody uprising ensues witnessed by journalists caught in the crossfire.

  • Sas Jungle Rescue

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    25 August 2000 - follow the mayhem as the SAS and British paratroopers attempt to rescue 11 members of a British peacekeeping force taken hostage by a notorious armed rebel group in Sierra Leone.

  • Hunting Pablo Escobar

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    Considered one of the most powerful and dangerous criminals in history, Pablo Escobar made billions from the sale of cocaine. This is the story of the effort to assassinate Colombia's most feared man.

  • Assault On Entebbe

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    July 1976 - a flight out of Israel is hijacked and redirected to Uganda. The terrorists threaten to kill all 258 passengers if their demands are not met.

  • Miracle At Quecreek

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    On 24 July 2002, 18 miners descend into the Black Wolf mine in Quecreek, Pennsylvania. One miner accidentally breaks through into an unused mine, unleashing 60 million gallons of stagnant water.

  • Nightmare on Mount Hood

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    On 30 May 2002, a single missed step by a climber on Mount Hood, Oregon, leads to one of America's worst climbing disasters. Nine climbers tumble into a gaping crevasse and three are killed instantly.

  • Russian Sub Rescue

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    When a Russian mini-submarine becomes entangled in an old fishing net in the north Pacific, the race is on to rescue the crew before their dwindling oxygen supply runs out.