Sinking Cargo Ship: Adrift Without a Lifejack...

Catastrophe unfolds on one of the deadliest mountains on Earth - the mighty K2. When a massive ice fall hits the peak and their ascent spirals into chaos, Wilco van Rooijen and his teammates will find themselves trapped at extreme altitude in the ‘Death Zone’. But it’s not just t ...  Show more

Brendan Cook, his partner Mel and two of their friends take a trip along the legendary Birdsville Track - one of Australia’s most notorious outback roads. But an unusual series of events results in their vehicle getting stuck in silt and mud, sinking further with every attempt to ...  Show more

After their ship nearly capsizes, seafarers seek refuge on an abandoned ship. Quickly they realize it’s a ghost ship lost at sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

“I’m going to let go.”About nine days into the journey, Omar Samra and Omar Nour’s boat capsizes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. How do you nurture the resilience to continue when you’re faced with an impossible situation? And what happens in the case of refugees when you ad ...  Show more

What does it feel like to be abandoned out at sea? We go on board an oil tanker to tell the extraordinary story of those stranded on the MT Iba.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month fr ...  Show more

If you look around you right now, about 90% of what you’re looking at came to you onboard a cargo ship—your television, your sofa, most of the stuff in your kitchen. But as the number of these cargo ships has increased, so has a problem: workers stuck on ships that have been c ...