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Trapped in Typhoon Alley

Massive cargo ship MV Derbyshire, carrying nearly 160,000 tons of iron ore, is passing through the Northwest Pacific en route to Japan. Just a few days from her destination, a raging typhoon swallows up the ship and all 44 people on board. Witness the investigation launched by the family of the doomed ship's crew members, and see how their dogged determination for the truth uncovered a shocking problem potentially affecting an entire fleet of bulk carriers. https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/disasters-at-sea/trapped-in-typhoon-alley/1005669/3467453

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  • Originally Aired September 28, 2018
  • Runtime 44 minutes
  • Network Quest
  • Created May 8, 2021 by
    scrabbleship13
  • Modified October 25, 2024 by
    mosipd