Mighty Ships

Part ship, part power plant, Yasin Bey is an all-important vessel to towns and cities in desperate need of an electrical boost. Follow her on her maiden voyage—a four-week trip from Istanbul to the power-strapped island of Ambon in Indonesia. For the next five years, Yasin Bey will remain secured offshore, promising reliable electricity for the people of the island, but not before a series of major hurdles threaten to short-out this mission before it even begins.

Follow container ship MSC Oscar as she transports nearly 20,000 crates of cargo on a 30-day, 12,000-mile voyage.

Witness the fast and furious pace aboard the Norröna ferry as she transports cargo and passengers from Denmark to Iceland.

At 1,036 feet long, 141 feet wide, and a towering 19 decks high, MSC Meraviglia is a massive cruise ship equipped with high-tech toys, a water park and ropes course, and even Cirque du Soleil at Sea. Follow this brand new mega-cruiser on her second voyage ever, a wondrous five-night Mediterranean adventure for 4,000 passengers sailing from Genoa to Naples, Messina, the island nation of Malta, and Barcelona, and see firsthand the work it takes to reach each port safely.

Off Malaysia’s coast in the South China Sea, a mighty ship is handling a mighty job—one with no room for error. Heavy-lift pipelayer Sapura 3500 is creating a 5.5-mile pipeline to lay on the ocean floor before assembling and installing a 1,700-ton offshore platform. Once connected, the platform will send millions of cubic feet of natural gas to nearby Malaysia and Vietnam. Completing the job will require every bit of muscle and technology Sapura has to offer along with every ounce of attention and manpower from her 280 crewmembers.

Edda Freya is a state-of-the-art construction vessel that makes underwater connections for oil and gas platforms on the open seas. There’s no other mighty ship better equipped for the job, with her specialized cranes, remotely operated vehicles, and giant reels of flexible pipe. But her current job—replacing critical subsea pipes for massive platforms off the coast of Norway—proves especially challenging, as rough North Sea currents and troubles with the ship’s undersea vehicles threaten to derail the high-stakes mission.