Arguably the best fighter of WW II, the ME262 revolutionised aviation and was faster than any other plane.
Venice fights rising waters with one of the world's largest mobile barriers in a daring engineering gamble.
A cargo ship ran aground on a reef off Mauritius and remained there for a month before help was called.
MT Haven sank off the coast of Italy in 1991 - considered one of the worst oil spills in history.
A massive explosion in Beirut 's port resulted in countless people injured and 16 ships in the port sank.
Heavily armed and always ready – the German Navy through history and into today's global missions.
High-tech helicopters in action: Bundeswehr aircraft in training, combat, and rescue missions.
A pirate ship's last voyage: from Lithuania to Berlin, a heavy haul turns into a risky logistical feat.
A storm slams an oil rig into the UK coast. A daring salvage follows in harsh Atlantic conditions.
A passenger jet gets a 2nd life: rebuilt into a powerful cargo aircraft.
Europe's tallest wooden coaster gets a record-breaking overhaul in a high-stakes renovation challenge.
Described as the finest fighter by Hermann Goering, the G.55 came too late to ever be used by the Nazis.
Designed in four days in the dying throes of the Nazi regime - a wild wooden wonder with a jet engine.
Dutch salvors clear four sunken wrecks blocking key shipping lanes in a national waterway cleanup.
A grounded tanker threatens ancient Syracuse - salvors battle nature, steel, and time to clear the wreck.
These military helicopters combine flight, firepower and futuristic engineering in one machine.
Warships and subs become silent giants with high-tech stealth and strike capabilities.
Speed, stealth and firepower make these aircraft the deadliest machines in the sky.
Battlefield beasts with extreme firepower and tech change the face of modern ground warfare.
Intamin, a Swiss pioneer, builds roller coasters that thrill riders and shape the amusement world.