In this episode of Border Wars we meet specially trained agents and officers equipped to combat the border problems that prevail in South Texas. The U.S. Border Patrol RIIP team adjusts their tactics and hours to foil the current smuggling trends. And San Juan PD SWAT uses their tactical expertise to take down a suspected drug dealer without endangering the surrounding community. These teams and units are highly selective, and these agents and officers are the best of best.

Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the crucial component in the Atlantic Slave Trade: the slave ship. An armoured, floating fortress operating for over four centuries, capturing and transporting over 12 million Africans, who were sold and forced to work in brutal conditions in the New World. By draining we reveal the cruel technology on-board, gain an insight into the horrific conditions and ID a wreck in Alabama that could be the last ever slave ship to bring Africans to American soil.

The attack on Pearl Harbor took the US fleet by surprise and went down in history books. But draining the islands of Hawai?i using the latest scanning techniques not only reveals the advanced technology of secret Japanese subs and fighter planes that enabled the enemy to sink US battleships, but that the battle itself started far earlier and was far wider ranging than anyone ever knew before.

Approaching Taipei in an intensifying electrical storm, China Airlines Flight 676 stalls, falls out of the sky, and pancakes on a busy roadway. Claiming the lives of all 196 people on board and six residents on the ground, it's the worst aviation disaster in the country's history. And it all boils down to 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot took control of the plane.

With Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team on board, LaMia Flight 2933 is on its final approach to Medellin, Columbia when the crew suddenly declares a fuel emergency. Before air traffic control even has time to clear a path, the plane crashes on the crest of a mountain, killing nearly everyone on board. With the soccer world in mourning, investigators face incredible pressure to figure out what happened. And as they pore over the evidence, they uncover a disturbing tale of greed and a deadly gamble.

A DC-8 with only three working engines is being ferried from Kansas City to a maintenance facility for repairs. The crew attempts a three-engine take-off, but the plane veers off the runway and crashes, killing all three pilots. Investigators dig into the pilots' training and discover that the simulator they trained on would have given them a fatal misunderstanding of the three-engine procedure.

Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up at the wrong end of an active runway in Detroit, and directly in the path of an oncoming 727. The horrifying collision kills eight people. And when investigators dig into the crew's backgrounds, they wonder if the disastrous sequence of events leading up to the crash hinges on the personalities of the pilots themselves.

A turboprop commuter plane is approaching a remote airport in Papua, Indonesia, when it mysteriously disappears. Billowing smoke on a nearby mountaintop leads search-and-rescue teams to the wreckage. And while three separate systems could have prevented the tragedy, it's up to investigators to figure out why none of them did.

Engineer Chad Zdenek joins a salvage team to tear apart the world's biggest hovercraft and reveal the engineering innovations that made it a legend of its time. In San Diego, he takes controls of the US Navy hovercraft fighting wars and saving lives around the world.

For forty years, Nimitz class aircraft carriers have delivered US military might wherever it is needed, anywhere on the globe. But now, this legendary design is being phased out and new carriers are planned. But until they're ready, the giant Nimitz ships have to be kept at the forefront of military technology. In this episode, engineer and host Chad Zdenek spends a week on board the USS Carl Vinson to work with the highly trained specialist engineers, mechanics and sailors who keep this incredible floating city in perfect working order during a critical mission in the Pacific - training twenty F18 pilots who have never taken off from an Aircraft Carrier before. This gives Chad the chance to discover the five engineering innovations at the heart of America's most incredible Aircraft Carrier.

A gift to the United States from France and now a World Heritage Site, the Statue of Liberty is an international emblem of freedom and liberty. But over the past decade shes been off-limits, considered unsafe in a post-9/11 world. U-S Park Service and construction crews are now laboring to re-open this iconic statue. They are renovating her interior so people can get out quickly if theres an attack. But with the clock ticking to opening day, its a massive undertaking. Learning from the World Trade Center attacks, they are working to guarantee the safety of visitors and to ensure that one of Americas greatest symbols continues to stand tall over New York harbor.

The palaces, cathedrals and museums of St. Petersburg represent some of the finest art and architecture on earth. This UNESCO World Heritage site was built as the shining symbol of the Russian empire's golden age. But behind the gold curtain, a dark history has left some of Russia's greatest treasures on the brink. Now a select few must safeguard these cherished relics of the past to reveal the city's splendor once again.

Using the latest sonar technology, a hi-tech expedition maps Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean to reveal the world's only nuclear battlefield. Telling the story of USA's atomic experiments and the warships they destroyed - including a submarine and a mighty aircraft carrier. This is the explosive story of the dawn of the Nuclear Age, and the birth of the Cold War. ?

In the summer of 1940 adolf hitlers nazis have conquered france, just 20 miles of sea seperates his army and his next target, great britain. The mighty luftwaffe is sent to bomb britain into submission, destroy the royal airforce and prepare for seaborne invasion. Now we can uncover the wrecks of planes and ships that reveal the truth how britain stood firm against the nazi raiders and defeated hitler in the battle of britain.

MIA CBP target a passenger with frequent trips to Colombia and after further questioning they suspect he could be smuggling narcotics internally. Officers search cargo for narcotics staying one step ahead of the cartel. At JFK, HSI conducts a controlled delivery of ecstasy on Wall Street that was intercepted at the mail facility and at LAX two passengers are questioned about their visits. For one their past drug use comes back to haunt them.

MIA CBP target a passenger with frequent trips to Colombia and after further questioning they suspect he could be smuggling narcotics internally. Officers search cargo for narcotics staying one step ahead of the cartel. At JFK, HSI conducts a controlled delivery of ecstasy on Wall Street that was intercepted at the mail facility and at LAX two passengers are questioned about their visits. For one their past drug use comes back to haunt them.

JFK CBP stops a passenger traveling from Trinidad transporting cans of tropical fruit. But instead of fruit, the inspecting officer discovers a white powdery substance. In the Miami mail facility, CBP finds vials of a suspicious liquid which tests for GBL, a dangerous date rape drug. HSI conducts a controlled delivery hoping to arrest the smuggler. In LAX, CBP questions female passengers who might be victims of sex trafficking and marriage fraud.

JFK CBP search a traveler flying from Panama to Hong Kong with no job or money. They suspect he's smuggling drugs through the U.S. MIA CBP found illegal gun parts in the mail headed to Argentina sparking an international investigation. Now HSI travels to Buenos Aires to aid local authorities in a massive country-wide raid on suspected weapons traffickers. "Operation Patagonia Express" becomes the largest weapons seizure in Argentinean history.

Every year, the sale of human remains generates billions of dollars worldwide. Astonishingly, this thriving trade remains largely hidden from the public eye. With little oversight, abuses abound. During her investigation, Mariana learns how anyone whether theyve chosen to donate their body to science, get a cremation, or a traditional burial, can become the victim of human remains trafficking.

On its final approach to Zurich, Alitalia Flight 404 plows into a forested hillside killing everyone on board. Checking the DC-9's radar track, Swiss investigators immediately notice the aircraft was flying too low. But closer analysis of the evidence only deepens the mystery. Did a hidden flaw in the navigation system lead two pilots down a deadly path?

After a four-hour flight, the pilots of PenAir 3296 make their final approach to a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport. With no margin for error, their twin-engine turbojet touches down. But the crew can't stop the plane and it careens off the runway. Investigators are at a loss to explain the accident. That is, until they uncover a story of crossed wires and a treacherous tailwind.

Approaching Taipei in an intensifying electrical storm, China Airlines Flight 676 stalls, falls out of the sky, and pancakes on a busy roadway. Claiming the lives of all 196 people on board and six residents on the ground, it's the worst aviation disaster in the country's history. And it all boils down to 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot took control of the plane.

A new season of Airport Security Colombia and things are busy for the Anti-Narcotics Police as they try to stop their country's most infamous export; cocaine. The task is not easy, and in this episode, they must figure out if a man is smuggling drugs inside hair products. The drama never stops when smugglers risks their life injesting capsules filled with drugs like in the heart-breaking story of a mother who would risk it all for her kids.

The best stories from El Dorado, Colombia's biggest airport, where law enforcement must stay on top to fight the criminal organizations who use the most diverse methods to move their product like hiding drugs in wine and shampoo. The full scope of the human drama comes to life when a man confesses that he is trying to pay debts after his children died, and a woman asks her mother for forgiveness ina heart-wrenching telephone call.

As part of a joint effort during Super Bowl LIV, dubbed "Operation Team Player," CBP and HSI seize more than 176,000 counterfeit items, and make multiple arrests related to human trafficking and drug smuggling. HSI Atlanta conducts a controlled delivery of a hollowed-out truck battery filled with 5 kilos of heroin. And HSI New York tracks a suspected drug courier, a.k.a. "Busy Bee", who is found to have pellets of cocaine concealed on his person.

HSI agents follow a possible meet up between one of their undercover agents and a smuggler delivering large quantities of meth in Atlanta. CBP officers in New York find a female passenger with several balloons of cocaine on her body and inside her vagina. She fails to remove one of them and is taken to a hospital. In Miami, CBP officers have to push for answers from passengers that clearly aren't telling the truth.

CBP discovers four kilograms of cocaine concealed within two cakes, and then HSI follows the case from Miami to Atlanta to dismantle an interstate smuggling ring. CBP Miami inspects a load of in-transit mail and uncovers two suspicious packages - a drum and machine part - that may contain narcotics. CBP New York cracks-down on the importation of illicit money, and investigates multiple travelers attempting to bring-in large sums of undeclared cash.

HSI stakes out a house during a controlled delivery of meth hidden in a shipment of votive candles. An unruly passenger causes trouble in Miami.

Every year, the sale of human remains generates billions of dollars worldwide. Astonishingly, this thriving trade remains largely hidden from the public eye. With little oversight, abuses abound. During her investigation, Mariana learns how anyone whether theyve chosen to donate their body to science, get a cremation, or a traditional burial, can become the victim of human remains trafficking.

Prescription drugs cost more in the US than anywhere in the world. That's why nearly 20 million Americans are turning to the black market for their meds and why criminals are eager to cash in on the rising demand. In this episode, Mariana heads to Mexico and India to meet some of the underworld opportunists risking the lives of vulnerable patients.

Every year, the sale of human remains generates billions of dollars worldwide. Astonishingly, this thriving trade remains largely hidden from the public eye. With little oversight, abuses abound. During her investigation, Mariana learns how anyone whether theyve chosen to donate their body to science, get a cremation, or a traditional burial, can become the victim of human remains trafficking.

Prescription drugs cost more in the US than anywhere in the world. That's why nearly 20 million Americans are turning to the black market for their meds and why criminals are eager to cash in on the rising demand. In this episode, Mariana heads to Mexico and India to meet some of the underworld opportunists risking the lives of vulnerable patients.

In this episode of Border Wars, we see law enforcement animals in action. We follow agents and their animal partners as they work tirelessly for Border Patrol and border town police departments, proving that the men and women working to protect the border couldn't be as effective without the help of these animals in action.

Every day the Mexican drug cartels recruit traffickers into the smuggling business. To defend the border and protect the border towns in south Texas, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and local law enforcement recruit and train the best and brightest men and women they can find. In this episode of Border Wars, the rookies of Border Patrol are on the front lines, learning the ropes from veteran agents and officers, and discovering if they have what it takes.

Using the latest sonar technology, a hi-tech expedition maps Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean to reveal the world's only nuclear battlefield. Telling the story of USA's atomic experiments and the warships they destroyed - including a submarine and a mighty aircraft carrier. This is the explosive story of the dawn of the Nuclear Age, and the birth of the Cold War. ?

In the summer of 1940 adolf hitlers nazis have conquered france, just 20 miles of sea seperates his army and his next target, great britain. The mighty luftwaffe is sent to bomb britain into submission, destroy the royal airforce and prepare for seaborne invasion. Now we can uncover the wrecks of planes and ships that reveal the truth how britain stood firm against the nazi raiders and defeated hitler in the battle of britain.

On its final approach to Zurich, Alitalia Flight 404 plows into a forested hillside killing everyone on board. Checking the DC-9's radar track, Swiss investigators immediately notice the aircraft was flying too low. But closer analysis of the evidence only deepens the mystery. Did a hidden flaw in the navigation system lead two pilots down a deadly path?

After a four-hour flight, the pilots of PenAir 3296 make their final approach to a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport. With no margin for error, their twin-engine turbojet touches down. But the crew can't stop the plane and it careens off the runway. Investigators are at a loss to explain the accident. That is, until they uncover a story of crossed wires and a treacherous tailwind.

Approaching Taipei in an intensifying electrical storm, China Airlines Flight 676 stalls, falls out of the sky, and pancakes on a busy roadway. Claiming the lives of all 196 people on board and six residents on the ground, it's the worst aviation disaster in the country's history. And it all boils down to 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot took control of the plane.

A mid-air explosion rocks Southwest Airlines 1380. While pilots struggle to regain control, flight attendants make a horrifying discovery.

An early-morning flight from Lexington, Kentucky ends in disaster when a twin-engine jet careens off the tarmac.

In this episode we discover the pitfalls of sliding your kayak into the water, the inherent dangers of swinging from a bridge, and the hidden hazards of flipping from a mini trampoline.

The Brent Delta oil rig extracted oil and gas from beneath one of the roughest seas on the planet for over 40 years. With the oil fields running dry the rig is being taken apart at a purpose-built reinforced quay on the north east coast of Britain.

Built in 1968, the C5 Galaxy was the biggest cargo plane EVER. With the ability to carry more cargo further than any other plane and to land anywhere, the C-5 has been a crucial part of the US Military's arsenal for almost 50 years. In this episode, Chad gets to see a C-5 being stripped down, over-hauled and rebuilt in order to serve for another 20 years. Giving him the chance to uncover the five key engineering innovations that make it King of the Skies.

In Tanzania, East Africa, one of the worlds most iconic mountains is on the verge of catastrophe. Mount Kilimanjaro is losing the iconic white cap that has crowned its peak for millennia. Its glaciers are disappearing at an astonishing pace while its rivers and forests are drying up. Is it global warming, or a problem much closer to home? A passionate team of Tanzanians brave savannah, mountain and skies in a mission to uncover the mystery behind the demise of this national treasure and try to prevent it.

The city of Venice attracts millions of tourist each year with its rich historic and artistic heritage. Behind the beautiful and vibrant facade, lies a city in grave danger. The Adriatic Sea that brought fortune and glory to the city is also a threat to Venice and its lagoon. When the sirens go off, Venetians brace themselves for an incoming attack. The tide rises, floodwater rushes into the city and destroys every artwork or architecture in its path. Expert teams of Engineers, Scientists and Conservators are determined to save this UNESCO World Heritage site from vanishing beneath the waves.

Historic texts tell of a mighty Ancient Egyptian city in the Nile delta. Celebrated as a trade hub and visited by Greek gods it mysteriously disappears from history in the 2nd century BC. After 2000 years existing only in legend we drain away the waters of the Mediterranean to reveal this metropolis in all its former glory. Using cutting edge technology and archeological data to finally unravel the mystery behind its extraordinary rise to international fame and the terrifying events that led to its destruction.

The American Civil War stretched far beyond the battlefield, into American rivers, along coastlines, and out into the world's oceans. Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of submerged evidence of the Civil War's forgotten battlegrounds. Scientific data combines with computer graphics to drain the waters and investigate a conflict that re-wrote the rules of warfare forever.

Hazen Audel is on a gruelling mission through the deadly frozen wilds of Northern Canada, on a search for a herd of migratory caribou. In one of his most challenging missions ever, he faces lethal temperatures way below zero, howling blizzards and treacherous icy river crossings in a land roamed by packs of wolves. Pushed to the limits of human endurance, he must rely on the skills of the James Bay Cree to survive on this punishing journey.

When a runaway trailer threatens a main road, Thord risks getting crushed to complete a difficult rescue. Rookie Terje is keen to prove that hes the right man for the job, when a simple rescue turns out to be anything but. In the north, Torstein and Isac try to rescue a milk truck thats overturned in a ditch, but deep snow and hidden dangers jeopardise success.

On a steep hillside, high above the fjord, Bjoern risks everything to rescue a tractor that threatens to fall - and take him with it. Thord gets stuck in the mud after a truck sinks deep in a farmers field. When his tow-truck cant get a grip, he must think on his feet. In the North, Jo Roger gets ready to rescue an overturned container truck, but when a winch wire slips, he fears disaster.

When a truck crashes into a snowbank in the mountains, Thord and rookie Terje must put their lives at risk to save its valuable cargo. In the North, Jo Roger and Stig head out to rescue a tanker truck blocking the main road south. But the mission comes to a standstill as they realise theyve come undergunned.

Just minutes from touching down, China Airlines Flight 140 falls out of the sky at Japan's Nagoya Airport. By morning, investigators are already sifting through the charred debris on the runway, but what they find only deepens the mystery. At first it looks as though the pilots are entirely to blame for the disaster, but by the end of the exhaustive two-year investigation, it's clear the causes are far more complex.

Only minutes after takeoff, a fire breaks out on Saudia Flight 163. The crew manages to turn the L-1011 around and land in Riyadh, but then the fire quickly engulfs the plane, killing all 301 people board. It's one of the deadliest aviation disasters of all time, and it's up to investigators to determine both the cause of the fire—and why it spread so quickly once the plane was on the ground.

After a four-hour flight, the pilots of PenAir 3296 make their final approach to a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport. With no margin for error, their twin-engine turbojet touches down. But the crew can't stop the plane and it careens off the runway. Investigators are at a loss to explain the accident. That is, until they uncover a story of crossed wires and a treacherous tailwind.

Wilderness explorer Hazel Audel is in northern Argentina on the second leg of his audacious solo expedition across South America. His goal is to navigate the vast savannah and remote wetlands of the Gran Chaco in search of the indigenous Pilaga people. Along the way he encounters venomous spiders and snakes before coming face with the region's 2 apex predators, yacare caiman and yellow anaconda.

On the third leg of his epic journey over the Andes, Hazen Audel leaves the savannahs and swamps behind to begin his climb up into the mighty mountains. Fighting his way through an undulating landscape of barren peaks, lush gorges and deadly cloud forest, he battles landslides, mountain sickness and a sudden whiteout to reach a high-altitude indigenous festival.

On the final leg of his gruelling expedition across South America, wilderness explorer Hazen Audel faces the perils of the brutal Pacific Coast. After battling his way over rocky peninsulas and towering sand dunes, Hazen braves the might of the ocean in a salvaged boat before climbing to the top of Mount Moreno in time for the Winter Solstice sunrise.

Hazen Audel ventures into the unforgiving and sun-ravaged Australian outback in search of a hidden freshwater oasis. On this epic endurance challenge, our determined survivalist will face blistering heat and some of the most deadly creatures in the world, in a land with almost no water. But armed with the skills and weapons of the region's Aboriginal people, Hazen will see if he has what it takes to unlock the secrets of the desert and survive this desert inferno.

In the deepest canyon in North America Hazen Audel takes on a deadly solo run. He must navigate mountainous terrain and plunging chasms with just the traditional sandals of the Raramuri for protection. Venomous animals, sheer cliffs and soaring temperatures stand between Hazen and his journey's end in the valley below,.

Hazen Audel battles his way through dense Guyana jungle and fights along waters filled with hungry predators, including Piranha and huge Cayman, to track down a party of Makushi tribesmen.

Hazen Audel takes on a challenging trek through the remote jungles of Siberut Island, Indonesia. Negotiating deadly snakes and monsoon rains, he'll join an elite band of tribal hunters and stalk a wild pig required for a spiritualistic house building ceremony. His success depends on the ancient survival knowledge of the shamanistic Mentawai tribe and Hazen will be pushed to the edge of his strength and skill in this jungle sacrifice.

Cyril and his team get stranded ashore, until a village chief comes to the rescue with a pirogue, an old, open, leaky boat the team hopes can survive the four-hour open ocean voyage to the turbulent waters of the Bijagos Archipelago. Cyrils quest for a giant barracuda is quickly answered by a fish so brutally explosive, it knocks him off his feet.

How do you take blood and venom samples from a massive short-tailed river stingray lurking on muddy river bottoms, that's armed with a dagger-like barb laced with necrotizing poison? Cyril and his crew are about to find out, all while braving marauding caimans, swarming piranhas and murky swamps. And if they find the massive fish they're after, they'll still have to avoid getting stung!

Alaskan Natives carry on tradition and build strength through community. Jody Potts-Joseph and her husband Jamey hunt for waterfowl and break frybread with family. Marcella Amodo-White and her family fish for salmon in the bays of Kodiak Island. Tig Strassburg builds a memorial fence for a departed friend. And the Apassingok siblings share an adventure at their camp for the first time as adults.

Alaska Natives provide for their community as their ancestors did on the same lands. Chris and Nalu Apassingok battle the rough seas to harvest birds. Marvin Agnot repairs his father's grave with the help of his niece and her children. John and Teresa Pingayak build the foundation for their family cabin. And Joel Jacko helps his adopted grandma catch fish.

In South Texas, border-related violence is never far away. For the people who live here, it can be all too easy to get caught up in the action, and the lure of easy money can turn ordinary citizens into criminals. Experience the action along the Rio Grande River as Border Patrol and local law enforcement agencies try and stop drug dealers, smugglers, and undocumented immigrants from infiltrating residential neighborhoods, while also trying to keep innocent bystanders from getting involved.