USS Gravely is the newest ship in the US Navy. Before she is deployed, the ship and her crew are put through their paces to prove they are ready for combat.
Umiak I is the most powerful, highest-rated ice-breaking bulk carrier in the world. Her muscular engine is the biggest in Canada. Not just the biggest on any ship, but the biggest, period.
Maersk Peregrino has travelled all the way from Singapore to the Peregrino oil field just off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Once hooked up, she will never move again. Largely disabled, it's almost like witnessing the death of a ship - certainly a first for us.
For the first time ever, Le Boreal ventures into the harshest maritime environment on earth. It is a voyage with enormous stakes, representing Ponant Cruises' big move into the North (and South) American market.
North Star may be big and fast, but the team that loads her is even speedier. More than 30 mini-trailers, nicknamed "hustlers," race on and off the ship, loading and unloading her at the same time...
She's not even a year old and already has a party reputation. With name-brand entertainment, more than twenty bars and restaurants, and hot pool decks that transform into even hotter nightclubs, Norwegian Epic is a billion-dollar showboat.