Mighty Ships

Last updated

Mighty Ships
Mighty Ships logo.jpg
Mighty Ships logo
Genre Documentary
Created byExploration Production Inc.
Discovery Channel
Narrated by Barbara Budd
Anthony Green
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons10
No. of episodes62 [1] (list of episodes)
Production
Running time45 minutes
Original release
Network Discovery Channel Canada
Release27 July 2008 (2008-07-27) 
5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)

Mighty Ships is a documentary television program produced by Exploration Production Inc. in Canada and aired on Discovery Channel Canada and also broadcast around the world. [2] Each episode of the series follows a particular sea-going vessel and provides an insight into the ship and its crew.

Contents

The first episode of the tenth season, [3] featuring the Faroes' largest ferry ship, MS Norröna, was first broadcast in Canada on 3 December 2017. [4] The second episode, first aired on 10 December 2017, featured MSC Oscar, the largest container ship in the world. [5]

Mighty Cruise Ships is a spin-off series focusing on cruise ships which began to air in late 2014.

Series overview

A typical episode follows the crew of a particular vessel as it prepares to embark upon a voyage and concludes at the end of the journey or once a particular job has been completed. The operational capabilities and technical aspects of the ship feature heavily in the series, whilst members of the ship's crew provide an insight into life at sea and provide a human perspective. The series also makes use of computer-generated animation to show scenes which would otherwise be unobtainable, such as underwater operations. [6]

The series was started after the success of a one-off special on the Discovery Channel entitled Inside Queen Mary 2 . [2] The series has featured an extensive range of different types of marine vessels, with cruise ships, an aircraft carrier, fishing boats, dredgers and various types of cargo ships, naval and specialist ships being shown.

In a first for the series, season 7 includes a double-length episode about the maiden voyage of cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway and its construction and sea trials. Season 7 also includes a compilation episode showing vessels from the first six seasons.

The show's mixture of technical insight and human stories has proved popular with audiences. [7]

Mighty Planes is a spin-off series in the same format but featuring aircraft rather than ships. [7] Other later series in the franchise have included Mighty Trains and The Mightiest .

Episodes

One-off special

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
11"Inside Queen Mary 2 " Ocean Liner Cunard Line Barbara Budd 2008 (2008)
The world's largest ocean liner prepares to set sail on a five-night voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from New York City to Southampton, United Kingdom. Whilst providing entertainment and 16,000 meals a day to passengers, the crew must deal with bad weather and an infectious virus requiring passengers to be quarantined.

Season 1

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
21"Emma Maersk" Container Ship Maersk Line Barbara Budd 22 July 2008 (2008-07-22) [8]
Container ship Emma Maersk battles the threat of piracy and monsoons as she transports her cargo from Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia, through the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Suez Canal and Mediterranean Sea to Algeciras, Spain.
32"Becrux" Livestock carrier Siba Ships Barbara Budd 29 July 2008 (2008-07-29) [8]
Livestock carrier MV Becrux carries 16,000 cattle from Darwin, Australia to Jakarta, Indonesia. The crew ensure they are not at risk from piracy whilst also maintaining the welfare and condition of their animals.
43"Faust" Car Carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Barbara Budd 5 August 2008 (2008-08-05) [8]
One of the largest car carriers in the world makes a winter Atlantic crossing between Southampton, UK and Newark, New Jersey, United States.
54"Henry Larsen" Icebreaker Canadian Coast Guard Barbara Budd 12 August 2008 (2008-08-12)
Off the coast of Newfoundland, Canadian Coastguard icebreaker CCGS Henry Larsen patrols the frozen seas, assists the ferry Beaumont Hamel to navigate through the ice fields on its journey from Fogo Island and rescues cargo vessels which become trapped by ice.
65"Paul R. Tregurtha" Lake Freighter Interlake Steamship Co. Barbara Budd 19 August 2008 (2008-08-19)
The bulk carrier Paul R. Tregurtha, largest freighter on the Great Lakes, has a difficult first journey of the season from Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to Superior, Wisconsin, through ice-choked waters, to pick up coal destined for Detroit, Michigan.
76"Tyco Resolute" Cable Layer Tyco Telecommunications Barbara Budd 26 August 2008 (2008-08-26)
Off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, Tyco Resolute lays fibre optic cable to connect the country into PAC-1, a major subsea telecommunications cable running between Panama and California.

Season 2

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel TypeVessel OperatorNarrated byOriginal air date
81"MV Resolution"Turbine Installation VesselMPI Offshore Ltd Barbara Budd 28 August 2009 (2009-08-28)
The first ever purpose built vessel for constructing wind turbines, MV Resolution, docks at Belfast, Northern Ireland to collect turbine components before setting sail for the Robin Rigg Wind Farm in the Solway Firth to assist with its construction.
92"Peace in Africa" Dredger De Beers Barbara Budd 2009 (2009)
In the Southern Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of South Africa, the world's largest offshore mining vessel, MV Peace in Africa, searches for diamonds using its sub-sea crawler.
103"Akamalik" Factory Trawler Royal Greenland Barbara Budd 2009 (2009)
Factory trawler of Royal Greenland fleet, Akamalik, sets sails from Sisimiut to the shrimping grounds of the North Atlantic Ocean as the lives of the crew are put at risk in the freezing winter weather.
114"USS Nimitz" Supercarrier US Navy Barbara Budd 10 August 2009 (2009-08-10)
Nuclear powered supercarrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and her 75 aircraft and 5000 crew, train from three months off the coast of Southern California, as she prepares for deployment to the Arabian Sea as part of the war in Afghanistan.
125"HDMS Absalon" Flexible Support Ship Royal Danish Navy Barbara Budd 2009 (2009)
Danish warship HDMS Absalon [L16] leads Combined Task Force 150 in its fight against Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
136"MV Fairplayer" Heavy-Lift Ship Jumbo Shipping Barbara Budd 2009 (2009)
On her maiden voyage, the MV Fairplayer transports 4000 tonnes of oil refinery components from Ortona, Italy to a refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.

Season 3

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel TypeVessel OperatorNarrated byOriginal air date
141"G.O. Sars" Research Vessel Norwegian Institute of Marine Research Barbara Budd 2010 (2010)
G.O. Sars sets sail from Tromsø, Norway on a research voyage to the Arctic Ocean to examine a subsea volcano and hydrothermal vent field,with the aim of discovering new lifeforms.
152" Africa Mercy " Hospital Ship Mercy Ships Anthony Green2010 (2010)
Floating hospital Africa Mercy sails from Tenerife bound for Lomé, Togo on the west coast of Africa. On arrival the medical staff provide treatments to Togolese patients both on-board the ship and within clinics set-up onshore, whilst mechanics ensure the ship remains serviceable. [9]
163"Cristóbal Colón" Dredger Jan De Nul Group Barbara Budd 2010 (2010)
The world's first super dredger provides 2.5 million cubic metres of sand for the construction of a new port at Cuxhaven on the mouth of the Elbe River in Germany.
174"USS Kentucky" Ballistic Missile Submarine US Navy Barbara Budd 2010 (2010)
USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) departs Bangor, Washington state on a highly classified 70-day mission in the Pacific Ocean. One of the largest submarines ever built, she forms part of the United States' strategic nuclear deterrent.
185" Oasis of the Seas [10] " Cruise Ship Royal Caribbean International Anthony Green2010 (2010)
The largest cruise ship ever built prepares to set sail on her maiden voyage from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Her 5400 passengers are taken on a seven-day Caribbean cruise which includes stops in the US Virgin Islands, St. Maarten and the Bahamas.
196"MV Solitaire" Pipe-Laying Ship Allseas Group Barbara Budd 2010 (2010)
In the Ormen Lange Gas Field, located 120 miles off the west coast of Norway, MV Solitaire lays pipeline to connect a new gas well into the existing subsea pipe network.

Season 4

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel TypeVessel OperatorNarrated byOriginal air date
201"MV Beluga Bremen" Cargo Ship Beluga Shipping Barbara Budd 2011 (2011)
On her maiden voyage, super heavy lifter Beluga Bremen transports Beluga Shipping's largest ever load – mining equipment bound for a gold mine in the Dominican Republic. After careful loading in Kuantan, Malaysia and picking up a further load in Shanghai, she sets sail across the Pacific Ocean.
212"USNS Robert E. Peary" Cargo Ship US Navy Barbara Budd 2011 (2011)
223"DSV Skandi Arctic" Diving Support Vessel DOF Subsea Barbara Budd 2011 (2011)
234"MV Stena Britannica" ROPAX Ferry Stena Line Barbara Budd 2011 (2011)
245"USCGC Bertholf" National Security Cutter US Coast Guard Barbara Budd 2011 (2011)
256"CCGS Amundsen" Icebreaker and Arctic Research Vessel Canadian Coast Guard Barbara Budd 2011 (2011)

Season 5

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel TypeVessel OperatorNarrated byOriginal air date
261" Norwegian Epic " Cruise Ship Norwegian Cruise Line Barbara Budd 20 July 2011 (2011-07-20) [11]
272"North Star" Roll-on/Roll-off Cargo Ship TOTE Maritime Alaska Barbara Budd 2011 (2011)
283" Le Boréal " Cruise Ship Compagnie du Ponant Barbara Budd 2011 (2011)
294"FPSO Maersk Peregrino" Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel Maersk FPSOAnthony Green2011 (2011)
305" Umiak I " Icebreaking Bulk Carrier Fednav Group Barbara Budd 2011 (2011)
316"USS Gravely" Guided Missile Destroyer US Navy Barbara Budd 2011 (2011)

Season 6

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
321"MV Stornes" Fallpipe vessel Van Oord Barbara Budd 2012 (2012)
332"USNS Grasp" Salvage ship US Navy Barbara Budd 2012 (2012)
343" Crystal Serenity " Cruise ship Crystal Cruises Barbara Budd 2012 (2012)
354"USS New York" Amphibious Transport Dock US Navy Barbara Budd 2012 (2012)
365"Northern Eagle" Fishing Trawler American Seafoods Barbara Budd 2012 (2012)
376"Neptune" Jackup Vessel GeoSea NV Barbara Budd 2012 (2012)

Season 7

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
381" Norwegian Breakaway : The Build" Cruise Ship Norwegian Cruise Line Barbara Budd 10 November 2013 (2013-11-10) [12]
392" Norwegian Breakaway : The Voyage" Cruise Ship Norwegian Cruise Line Barbara Budd 10 November 2013 (2013-11-10) [12]
403"Wind Surf" Motor Sailing Yacht and Cruise Ship Windstar Cruises Anthony Green15 November 2013 (2013-11-15) [12]
During an eight-day Mediterranean cruise Wind Surf's three hundred passengers depart from Venice and call at the Croatian ports of Rovinj, Split and Dubrovnik, Kotor in Montenegro and Messina in Sicily, before arriving at her final destination of Rome.
414"MV Avataq" Cargo Ship NEAS Barbara Budd 22 November 2013 (2013-11-22) [12]
Avataq is on a 3500km journey to provide essential supplies to the community of Kuujjuaq in Canada's near-Arctic.
425"Ibn Battuta" Cutter Suction Dredger Jan De Nul Group Barbara Budd 29 November 2013 (2013-11-29) [12]
436" Stemat Spirit " Cable Laying Vessel Stemat Marine Services Barbara Budd 6 December 2013 (2013-12-06) [12]
447"Best of Mighty Ships"VariousVarious Barbara Budd 13 December 2013 (2013-12-13) [12]

Season 8 [13]

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
451" Quantum of the Seas " Cruise Ship Royal Caribbean International Barbara Budd 19 July 2015 (2015-07-19) [13]
462"Hawk" Semi-submersible heavy-lift ship Offshore Heavy Transport Barbara Budd 19 July 2015 (2015-07-19) [13]
473"Happy Star" Heavy-Lift Ship Big Lift Shipping Barbara Budd 26 July 2015 (2015-07-26) [13]
484" Algoma Equinox " Lake Freighter Algoma Central Marine Barbara Budd 2 August 2015 (2015-08-02) [13]
495"HDMS Peter Willemoes" Frigate Royal Danish Navy Barbara Budd 9 August 2015 (2015-08-09) [13]
506"Maersk Interceptor" Jackup Rig Maersk Drilling TBA16 August 2015 (2015-08-16) [13]

Season 9

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
511"North Sea Giant" Subsea Construction Vessel North Sea Shipping Barbara Budd
One of the world’s largest subsea construction vessels sets out to build a massive natural gas compression station – 300 metres underwater.
522" Tonsberg " Roll-on/roll-off Transport Vessel Wilh. Wilhelmsen Barbara Budd 8 May 2016 (2016-05-08)
The world’s largest roll-on/roll-off vessel races against the clock to load and transport luxury cars, SUVs and construction equipment across the Atlantic Ocean.
533" USNS Comfort " Hospital Ship United States Navy Barbara Budd 15 May 2016 (2016-05-15)
US Navy hospital ship travels from Colombia and through the Panama Canal on a mission of mercy to the tiny Caribbean island of Dominica.
544"Northern Leader " Longline Fishing Vessel Alaskan Leader Barbara Budd 22 May 2016 (2016-05-22)
Alaska’s biggest longline fishing ship battles high waves and hurricane-force winds to bring home a massive catch of cod.
555"Maersk Viking" Drill Ship Maersk Barbara Budd 29 May 2016 (2016-05-29)
One of the world’s most advanced drill ships builds an oil well more than 2000 metres below the waterline in the Gulf of Mexico.
566" Fram " Expedition Cruise Ship Hurtigruten Group Barbara Budd 5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)
The world’s most adventurous cruise ship fights through the ice-choked fjords of Greenland to visit a spectacular collection of wildlife and icebergs.

Season 10

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
571" MV Karadeniz Powership Yasin Bey " Powership Karpowership Barbara Budd 7 January 2018 (2018-01-07)
582" MSC Oscar " Container ship Mediterranean Shipping Company Barbara Budd 10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)
593" MS Norröna " Ferry Smyril Line Barbara Budd 3 December 2017 (2017-12-03)
604"MSC Meraviglia" Cruise Ship MSC Cruises TBA17 December 2017 (2017-12-17)
615"Sapura 3500" Pipe-Laying Ship Sapura Energy TBA14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)
626"Edda Freya" Subsea Construction Vessel DeepOcean TBA14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)

Mighty Cruise Ships

Mighty Cruise Ships [14] is a spin-off series in a similar style, with each episode about the operations and voyages of a different cruise ship. It was first broadcast in Canada during late 2014.

Season 1

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
11" Paul Gauguin " Cruise Ship Paul Gauguin Cruises Shauna MacDonald 9 November 2014 (2014-11-09)
22" Le Soléal " Cruise Ship Compagnie du Ponant Shauna MacDonald 16 November 2014 (2014-11-16)
33" Azamara Journey " Cruise Ship Azamara Club Cruises Shauna MacDonald 23 November 2014 (2014-11-23)
44" Celebrity Solstice " Cruise Ship Celebrity Cruises Shauna MacDonald 30 November 2014 (2014-11-30)
55" Stella Australis " Cruise Ship Australis Shauna Macdonald 7 December 2014 (2014-12-07)
66" Marco Polo " Cruise Ship Cruise & Maritime Voyages Shauna MacDonald 14 December 2014 (2014-12-14)

Season 2

A second season of Mighty Cruise Ships aired on the Discovery Channel and repeated on the quest channel in the UK. Ships featured on this series included Carnival Vista, Royal Clipper, MV Viking Sea, MS Europa 2, MS Ocean Endeavour, MSC Divina.

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
71"Carnival Vista" Cruise ship Carnival Cruise Line Shauna MacDonald 12 February 2017
82"Royal Clipper" Cruise ship Star Clippers Shauna MacDonald 19 February 2017
93"MV Viking Sea" Cruise ship Viking Ocean Cruises Shauna MacDonald 26 February 2017
104"MS Europa 2" Cruise ship Hapag-Lloyd Shauna MacDonald 5 March 2017
115"MS Ocean Endeavour" Cruise ship Kristina Cruises Shauna MacDonald 12 March 2017
126"MSC Divina" Cruise ship MSC Cruises Shauna MacDonald 19 March 2017

Season 3

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
131 MS Koningsdam Cruise ship Holland America Line Shauna Macdonald 31 March 2019
142Viking Long Ships Cruise ship Viking River Cruises Shauna Macdonald 7 April 2019
153 Regal Princess Cruise ship Princess Cruises Shauna Macdonald 14 April 2019
164 MV Viking Star Cruise ship Viking Ocean Cruises Shauna Macdonald 21 April 2019
175 Symphony of the Seas Cruise ship Royal Caribbean International Shauna Macdonald 28 April 2019
186 MS Marina Cruise ship Oceania Cruises Shauna Macdonald 5 May 2019

Season 4

No.
in series
No.
in season
TitleVessel typeVessel operatorNarrated byOriginal air date
191 Seven Seas Explorer Cruise ship Regent Seven Seas Cruises Shauna Macdonald 25 November 2020
202 AIDAnova Cruise ship AIDA Cruises Shauna Macdonald 1 December 2020
213 Diamond Princess Cruise ship Princess Cruises Shauna Macdonald 8 December 2020
224 MS Nieuw Statendam Cruise ship Holland America Line Shauna Macdonald 15 December 2020
235 Costa Diadema Cruise ship Costa Cruises Shauna Macdonald 22 December 2020
246 Norwegian Joy Cruise ship Norwegian Cruise Line Shauna Macdonald 29 December 2020
257 MS Roald Amundsen Cruise ship Hurtigruten Shauna Macdonald 5 January 2021
268 Sky Princess Cruise ship Princess Cruises Shauna Macdonald 12 January 2021

Broadcasters

CountryNetwork(s)Notes
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Discovery Channel Canada
Asia Pacific Discovery HD World All season including spin off
Australia Seven Network
7mate
United KingdomQuest
United States HD Theater
Smithsonian Channel
The Netherlands Discovery Channel The Netherlands
Belgium Discovery Channel Belgium
Spain La Sexta HD

Related Research Articles

<i>The Love Boat</i> American romantic comedy/drama television series

The Love Boat is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Wilford Lloyd Baumes that originally aired on ABC from September 24, 1977 to May 24, 1986. In addition, three TV movies aired before the regular series premiered and four specials and a TV movie aired after the series ends. The series was set on the cruise ship MS Pacific Princess, and revolved around the ship's captain Merrill Stubing and a handful of his crew, with passengers played by guest actors for each episode, having romantic, dramatic and humorous adventures.

Daily Planet is a television program on Discovery Channel Canada which features daily news, discussion and commentary on the scientific aspects of current events and discoveries. The show first aired as @discovery.ca in 1995. It was relaunched as Daily Planet on September 30, 2002, adopting a "science magazine" programming format. The show adopted high definition in 2011. The show was cancelled by Bell Media on May 23, 2018 and its final episode aired on June 5, 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mediterranean Shipping Company</span> Swiss international shipping line

Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A, branded as MSC, is an international shipping line founded by Gianluigi Aponte in Italy in 1970. The company is owned by the Aponte family with its headquarters in Switzerland since 1978. It is the world's largest container shipping company by both fleet size and cargo capacity, controlling about 19.7 percent of the global container ship fleet.

<i>Deadliest Catch</i> American reality television series

Deadliest Catch is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing seasons. The base of operations for the fishing fleet is the Aleutian Islands port of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Produced for the Discovery Channel, the show's title is derived from the inherent high risk of injury or death associated with this line of work.

MS <i>Express Samina</i> Greek ferry which sank off the coast of Paros Island (2000)

MS Express Samina was a French-built RoPax ferry that struck the charted Portes Islets rocks in the Bay of Parikia off the coast of Paros island in the central Aegean Sea on 26 September 2000. The accident resulted in 81 deaths and the loss of the ship. The cause of the accident was crew negligence, for which several members were found criminally liable.

<i>Whale Wars</i> Television series

Whale Wars is a weekly American documentary-style reality television series that premiered on November 7, 2008 on the Animal Planet cable channel. The program follows Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, as he and the crew aboard their various vessels attempted to stop the killing of whales by Japanese vessels (whalers) off the coast of Antarctica.

MS <i>Norröna</i>

Norröna is the Faroes' largest ferry. It sails between Hirtshals, Denmark to Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands and Seyðisfjörður, Iceland.

<i>Jake and the Never Land Pirates</i> American animated preschool childrens television series

Jake and the Never Land Pirates is an American animated interactive preschool children's television series for Disney Junior. Based on Walt Disney's Peter Pan franchise, which was itself based on the 1904 play and 1911 book by J. M. Barrie, it was the first Disney Junior original show following the switch from Playhouse Disney. It stars Sean Ryan Fox, Megan Richie, Jadon Sand, David Arquette, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Loren Hoskins and Dee Bradley Baker. The series was created by Disney veteran Bobs Gannaway, whose works include Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Secret of the Wings.

<i>Le Boreal</i> French cruise ship built in 2010

Le Boreal is a cruise ship owned and operated by the French cruise line company Compagnie du Ponant.

<i>MSC Divina</i> Cruise ship

MSC Divina is a cruise ship measured at 139,400 gross tonnage (GT) owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She was constructed from 2010 to 2012 being originally named MSC Fantastica while under construction. MSC renamed her when near complete in the shipyard to honour the actress Sophia Loren.

<i>MSC Preziosa</i> Fantasia-class cruise ship

MSC Preziosa is a Fantasia-class cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises. She entered service in March 2013. She is an enhanced version of her first two class member ships, MSC Splendida and MSC Fantasia, and is identical to the previous MSC Divina. She debuted on 13 March as the fourth ship in the Fantasia class.

<i>Below Deck</i> Reality television series (2013– )

Below Deck is an American reality television series that premiered on Bravo on July 1, 2013. The show chronicles the lives of the crew members who work and reside aboard a superyacht during charter season.

Edward Pierce "Teddy" Wilson is a Canadian television personality, actor and producer originally from Ottawa, Ontario, best known as host of the interactive real estate show Hot Property on CP24, and the documentary series Mighty Trains on Smithsonian Channel, Discovery Canada, and over 100 other international broadcasters; host of the factual entertainment series Never Ever Do This At Home (2013–2014) on Discovery Channel in Canada and Spike in the United States, and host/producer on the Canadian daily entertainment talk-show InnerSpace on Space (2008–2018). He was also an actor on the internationally syndicated series You Can't Do That On Television, and a senior producer on the Gemini Award-winning series MTV Live.

<i>Algoma Equinox</i>

Algoma Equinox is a lake freighter and lead ship of her class built for Algoma Central, a Canadian shipping company. The vessel was built to a new design by Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries at their shipyard in Tongzhou, China in 2013. The ship entered service in December 2013, operating in the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway.

<i>Wind Surf</i> (ship) Five-mast staysail schooner

MSY Wind Surf is a five-mast staysail schooner that is one of the largest sailing cruise ships in the world, with two electric propulsion motors powered by four diesel electric generating sets also. She can carry up to 342 passengers, in a total of 150 ocean-view staterooms, 18 ocean-view suites and 2 deluxe bridge suites, with a crew of 210. Wind Surf had been owned and operated by Club Med under the name Club Med 1, and was later transferred to Windstar Cruises.

<i>MSC Meraviglia</i> Cruise ship operated by MSC Cruises

MSC Meraviglia is a cruise ship owned and operated by MSC Cruises, built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in St. Nazaire, France, by STX France. MSC Meraviglia is the lead ship of MSC's new "Vista Project" vessels, the Meraviglia class, with MSC Bellissima following in 2019. Each vessel has a passenger capacity of 4,500. When it entered service in June 2017, it was the sixth largest cruise ship in the world, behind Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class cruise ships and AIDAnova.

Mighty Trains is a documentary television program, part of the "Mighty" franchise, alongside Mighty Planes, Mighty Cruise Ships, Mighty Ships and The Mightiest. This series was produced in Canada and aired on the Discovery Channel Canada. Smithsonian Channel had an executive production role in Season 1. Each episode of the series follows a particular train.

Mighty Planes is a documentary television program produced by and aired on Discovery Channel Canada and also broadcast around the world. Similarly to its sister series Mighty Ships, each episode follows a particular aircraft and provides an insight into what it does.

M/S Stålbas, formerly the Norwegian Coast Guard cutter Stålbas offshore patrol vessel, is a multifunction cargo vessel. It was converted to be able to perform crab fishing in 2021, and featured on the Discovery Channel USA show Deadliest Catch on Discovery+ and Discovery Channel Canada in the 2022 TV show season; and Deadliest Catch: The Viking Returns on Discovery USA for the 2022 fall TV season.

References

  1. "Mighty Ships: Episode List". Discovery Channel Canada . Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "DiscoveryHD: Mighty Ships". Discovery Channel Canada. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  3. "Discovery | Watch TV Online | Catch up on Full Episodes".
  4. "Discovery | Watch TV Online | Catch up on Full Episodes".
  5. "Maritime news – VesselFinder".
  6. "Mighty Ships – Episode Animations". ZeroFractal. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2013 via Vimeo.
  7. 1 2 Claire Afan, Emily. "Mighty Ships, Planes take off worldwide". playback.ca. Brunico Communications Ltd. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 "Mighty Ships". DiscoveryHD.ca. CTV Global Media. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "Discovery Channel Highlights Africa Mercy in Mighty Ships Program". mercy.ships.ca. Mercy Ships. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  10. "Oasis of the Seas to be Featured Discovery Canada". Cruise Talk Central. Empire Cruise and Travel LLC. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  11. "Stinson: All hands on tech for Mighty Ships". National Post. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Seventh Heaven! Discovery's Worldwide Hit MIGHTY SHIPS Drops Anchor for Season 7, Nov. 10". Bell Media Press Room. Bell Media. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Anchors Aweigh! Discovery's Canadian-Produced Mega Hit MIGHTY SHIPS Sets Sail for Season 8, July 19". bellmedia.ca. Bell Media. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  14. "The Ultimate VIP Experience: MIGHTY CRUISE SHIPS Sets Sail on the Vacation of a Lifetime, November 9". bellmediapr.ca. Bell Media. Retrieved 26 October 2014.