Paul Edward John Russell
Director
Heavy Lift (2019)
Season 1
The story of the engineers and mechanics behind some of the largest lifting and moving equipment in the world.
Released May 28, 2019
Episode 40 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Autentic, Millstream Films
Network: CuriosityStream
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Moving the Mose
Constant high water has been eroding the city of Venice for decades. The plan to build a surge barrier against the tides that cause the so-called “Acqua Alta” has been underway for nearly forty years but only now is the massive 7-billion-euro surge barrier nearing completion.
May 28, 2019, midnight
S1E2 - Jumboisation
An in-depth look at the complex heavy lift process of taking an old ship cutting it in half and stretching it – an operation called Jumboisation increasingly common as the demand in the lucrative cruise industry for bigger ships that can haul more and more passengers.
June 4, 2019, midnight
S1E3 - The Antonov Dream
The story of the Antonov An-225 a relic of the cold war era aircraft made in the Ukraine that still flies challenging missions today. It is the biggest airplane in the world and holds the most air records for cargo lift.
June 4, 2019, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
None
S1E5 - Episode 5
None
S1E6 - Episode 6
None
S1E7 - Episode 7
None
S1E8 - Episode 8
None
S1E9 - Episode 9
None
CuriosityStream
40 min/ep
360 min
May 28, 2019
June 4, 2019, midnight
Canceled
NR
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