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Trawlers, Rigs & Rescues: The North Sea

This action-packed observational documentary series takes viewers into the world of man and the North Sea. It examines the engineering triumphs needed to extract oil from this turbulent sea, along with the hardships of trawler men who sail out to battle the elements to fill their quotas, and the brave search and rescue teams that patrol the waves and face the extreme challenges of the North Sea.
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Episodes

  1. S2 E1 - Fishing Trip from Hell
    January 1, 2016
    44min
    13+
    Giant waves threaten a North Sea rig move. A fishing trip from hell for skipper George Anderson with lives on the line. A gigantic unexploded Nazi bomb is found at sea.
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  2. S2 E2 - Save This Man!
    January 1, 2016
    44min
    13+
    A rescue crew battles to save lives. A trawlerman gets caught up in a brutal storm. The search is on for a missing man who left a suicide note.
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  3. S2 E3 - Dangerous Passage
    January 1, 2016
    44min
    13+
    A fishing trip leaves a trawler crew ragged. The race to ready a giant oil rig for a dangerous journey from the North Sea to the Black Sea. An air squadron battles extreme weather conditions.
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  4. S2 E4 - Stranded at Sea
    January 1, 2016
    44min
    13+
    A 4,000 mile rig move is thrown into chaos. Rescue units struggle to save a woman stranded at sea. And air rescue squadron fights to keep a man alive.
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  5. S2 E5 - Capsized
    January 1, 2016
    44min
    13+
    A race against time to save the crew of a capsized yacht. What to do about an oil rig overrun by giant rats? Four people in the water, including one child.
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  6. S2 E6 - Battered by High Winds
    January 1, 2016
    44min
    13+
    Repairing an anchor crank battered by high winds. The fish police enforce the letter of the law. The 3030 Squadron the rescue.
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  7. S2 E7 - Going Overboard
    January 1, 2016
    44min
    13+
    Gale force winds conjure the greatest fear of seamen: going overboard. Life saving rescues. A close call for marine police.
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  8. S2 E8 - Force-10 Storm
    January 1, 2016
    44min
    13+
    The battle to save an out of control trawler. The anchor cranker's dangerous quest to repair a lifeboat. A fishing trawler gets caught in a force-10 storm.
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Violencefoul languagesexual content
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Directors
Steve McConvilleFederico RuizDave WatermanDylan Tweddle
Producers
Steve McConvilleFederico RuizDave WatermanDylan Tweddle
Studio
MagellanTV
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