Against The Odds

In Their Own Words: 9-11: A Survivor Remembers | 1

Sujo John and his wife Mary emigrated from India to the U.S. in February, 2001. Both found work at the World Trade Center – one in the North Tower, one in the South Tower

FAN FAVORITE: Fire at Sea: Cruise Ship Rescue | The Last Lifeboat | 4

Rescue workers begin the painstakingly slow process of airlifting cruise ship evacuees one by one from their lifeboats. But a typhoon has turned the Gulf of Alaska into a

FAN FAVORITE: Fire at Sea: Cruise Ship Rescue | Adrift | 3

With the fire aboard Prinsendam now burning out of control, the captain gives the order to abandon ship. Passengers, some dressed only in pajamas and nightgowns, scramble

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FAN FAVORITE: Fire at Sea: Cruise Ship Rescue | Dead in the Water | 2

As crew members aboard Prinsendam work to contain the fire, passengers shiver on the decks in the cold night air. The mood is mostly festive; everyone expects that the fi

FAN FAVORITE: Fire at Sea: Cruise Ship Rescue | The Blaze | 1

In October of 1980, the luxury cruise ship Prinsendam set sail from Vancouver with more than 300 passengers aboard, many of whom were elderly. But just after midnight on

In Their Own Words: Andrew Cotton — Wipeout at Nazaré | 1

Professional big wave surfer Andrew Cotton — “Cotty” — discovered he had a knack for riding waves that most other surfers wouldn’t dream of tackling. His journey took him

Nightmare in Tornado Alley | The Aftermath With Journalist Holly Bailey | 4

Journalist Holly Bailey returned to Moore, Oklahoma on May 21st, 2013, the day after an EF5 tornado ripped through the city. As a child, she attended school in Moore, but

Nightmare in Tornado Alley | What Remains | 3

When the tornado finally passes, survivors crawl from the wreckage to find their town in ruins. A shaken Gary England and his team at KWTV report on the destruction. Firs

Nightmare in Tornado Alley | It's Here | 2

As a massive mile-wide tornado approaches the town of Moore, Oklahoma, meteorologist Gary England warns viewers to take shelter wherever they can. For principal Amy Simps

Nightmare in Tornado Alley | Storm Watch | 1

On May 20, 2013, residents of Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City, awoke to a severe weather watch. But no one was overly concerned. Tornadoes are a fact of life in the Midw

FAN FAVORITE: Crash in a Volcano | Climbing Out | 2

Rescue workers search for the camera crew trapped inside Kilauea’s Pu’u O’o crater, but they’re forced to abandon their efforts when an incoming storm makes conditions to

FAN FAVORITE: Crash in a Volcano | Into the Crater | 1

In November 1992, a Hollywood camera crew soars above Hawaii’s Kīlauea, one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes, to capture footage for a major feature film. But sudd

Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | A Pilot Remembers | 4

When Coast Guard pilot Steve Torpey got called into work on a Friday night back in January, 1998, he had no idea he was heading into the most challenging flight of his ca

Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Hanging On | 3

With two helicopter teams exhausted and out of fuel after hours of failed attempts, the Coast Guard was forced to send out a third and final team to try to pluck the stra

Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Rogue Wave | 2

Forced to abandon the La Conte, the five fishermen — Bob Doyle, Mark Morley, Mike DeCapua, Giggy Mork and David Hanlon — find themselves at the mercy of towering waves an

Coast Guard Rescue on Alaska's High Seas | Black Line | 1

On January 30, 1998, five fishermen finally hit the jackpot in a fishing bank known as Fairweather Ground off the southeastern coast of Alaska. They were aboard a wooden

In Their Own Words: Slipped Off a Glacier | 1

In July of 2025, climate reporter Alec Luhn was in his element hiking around a glacier in Norway’s Folgefonna National Park. But when Alec slipped off a boulder and broke

WWII Nurses Turned Prisoners of War | The "Battling Belles" of Bataan | 6

The capture of American nurses in the Philippines is often described as an “untold story” of WWII; Dr. Elizabeth Norman set out to change that. She conducted extensive in

WW II Nurses Turned Prisoners of War | A Risky Plan | 5

The rations at the Los Baños P.O.W. camp are now down to just 400 calories per day. Every day, the nurses tend to patients who die from starvation. They don’t know how mu