Mega Machines: Sea Giants

Navigating unruly bodies of water presents a myriad of technological challenges waiting to be overcome. From shipping to climate change and tourism, this series stresses the importance of waterways and how engineers deal with issues that only water can present. Episodes include looks at a state-of-the-art ocean miner that extracts the salts used to manufacture modern plastics; two multimission fireboats that can project water or foam 600 feet and higher than a 20-story building; the world's biggest tidal turbine used to harness water as a source of unlimited energy; a mega cruise port that explores the technology behind operating the largest passenger port in the world; and more. …