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Several Great Lakes historians discuss the reasons why severe weather on the Great Lakes makes ships more vulnerable than on the ocean. Included are details of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975, the Daniel T.
Unsinkable Ships is an animated film that explores the ideas of theorist Buckminster Fuller through the voices and stories of Maine Islanders.
Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".
The discovery of a human skull in the depths of Lake Superior begins a story that will take historian and author Brendon Baillod across two Great Lakes and a century of history. It takes him and a team of elite technical
Take a step back in history and relive the terror of spotting a skull-and-crossbones flag with this fascinating look at the treacherous pirate ships that haunted the high seas in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. S
Straits of Mackinac shipwrecks presents the stories behind four fabled shipwrecks-- the Sandusky, the William H. Barnum, the Eber Ward, the Cedarville.
Stories of eight prominent Lake Michigan shipwrecks from 1912-1958; Rouse Simmons (1912), Eastland (1915), Lakeland (1924), Milwaukee (1929), S.S. Wisconsin (1929), Senator (1929), Prins Wilhelm V (1954), Carl D. Bradley
Covers major shipwrecks in North America during the 20th century: the Titanic disaster in the Atlantic, the tragic sinking of the Andrea Doria, the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald and the fatal capsizing of the Eastland in
Pocahontas. Shakespeare. Squanto. "Stephano" follows the story of the only Mayflower passenger who had been to North America previously. A decade earlier, Stephen Hopkins had been aboard a Jamestown-bound ship that wrec
At the dawn of the 20th Century, Britain ruled the waves, holding a vast empire together, and countless men and women were transported around the globe. Economies were fueled by the import and export of goods and Britain
On a remote desert island, forensic scientists hunt for clues to a 400-year-old mass murder. In 1629, off the Western Australian coast, the Dutch ship, Batavia, was wrecked on a coral reef, leaving its 360 crew and passe
In Odveig Klyve’s “View,” a quiet Norwegian coastal city is invaded by some oppressively large visitors.
With his unique and recognizable style, pianist Matthew Shipp worked and recorded vigorously during the 1990s, creating music in which free jazz and modern classical intertwine. Through his range of live and recorded per
Shopping online has become such a common place. But how much do we know about the workers who make it happen?
Part of BFI collection "Tales From the Shipyard".
In a coastal town where not much happens residents pass the time on slot machines and wonder about the flow of container ships and what they might be carrying. It is the biggest container port in Britain, but how much d
Two friends get drunk and decide to switch identities. One is a Parliamentary Secretary, and the other is the captain of a ship. The former's lack of sea knowledge causes several catastrophes, including torpedoing the F
Le Navire Night is a story of love and desire sustained and nourished through sound waves. The film’s voice-over tells the story of a woman, terminally ill with leukemia, living in isolation at her wealthy father's villa
God decided that no one is going to step through the Heaven's Gate, leaving a desperate crowd stuck in a limbo. When a priest arrives, hope, rage and a will of revenge stir up in the people.