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  • Nova Why Ships Sink (Season 39, Episode 10)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

Nova

Why Ships Sink (Season 39, Episode 10)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary

NOVA looks at questions about cruise ship safety and the science of the ships' buoyancy
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Apr 18, 2012 (United States)

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17 cast members
Name Known for
Eric Meyers
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Jim Walker
Self - Maritime Attorney Self - Maritime Attorney   See fewer
Michael Bruno
Self - Stevens Institute of Technology Self - Stevens Institute of Technology   See fewer
Rick Comeau
Self - Maritime Simulation Institute (as Captain Rick Comeau) Self - Maritime Simulation Institute (as Captain Rick Comeau)   See fewer
Megan Mauri
Self - Costa Concordia Survivor Self - Costa Concordia Survivor   See fewer
Robert Mauri
Self - Costa Concordia Survivor Self - Costa Concordia Survivor   See fewer
Nancy Lofaro
Self - Costa Concordia Survivor Self - Costa Concordia Survivor   See fewer
Mario Lofaro
Self - Costa Concordia Survivor Self - Costa Concordia Survivor   See fewer
Paul Louden-Brown
Self - White Star Line Historian Self - White Star Line Historian   See fewer
Michael Strange
Self - California Maritime Academy Self - California Maritime Academy   See fewer
Allan Graveson
Self - Senior National Secretary, Nautilus UK Self - Senior National Secretary, Nautilus UK   See fewer
Steven Zalek
Self - University of Michigan, Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories Self - University of Michigan, Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratories   See fewer
Moss Hills
Self - Oceanos Survivor Self - Oceanos Survivor   See fewer
Tracy Hills
Self - Oceanos Survivor Self - Oceanos Survivor   See fewer
Yiannis Avranas
Self - Captain, Oceanos (archive footage) Self - Captain, Oceanos (archive footage)   See fewer
Ed Galea
Self - University of Greenwich Self - University of Greenwich   See fewer
Francesco Schettino
Self - Captain, Costa Concordia (voice) (archive footage) Self - Captain, Costa Concordia (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
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