This Container Ship Snapped In Half, This Is How It Was Salvaged

When the 184-meter container ship MV Safmarine Agulhas lost power and slammed into the treacherous "Wild Coast" of South Africa, it didn't just run aground—it broke in two. Positioned where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans collide, the wreck faced the most violent swells on Earth. You can now become...

44 min - Oceans - Spark

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