Seconds from Disaster - S06E05

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Seconds from Disaster - Season 6

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S6E9

Seconds from Disaster - S06E09

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Seconds from Disaster - S06E09

On May 25, 1982, in the Falklands War between the United Kingdom and Argentina a low level bomb attack from the Argentinian jets capsizes the HMS Coventry within 20 minutes - why did the ship sink so quickly?

S6E8

Seconds from Disaster - S06E08

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Seconds from Disaster - S06E08

On August 9, 1945, the United States of America, during the final stages of World War II in 1945 bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki causing a huge death toll.

S6E7

Seconds from Disaster - S06E07

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Seconds from Disaster - S06E07

On April 25, 2005, a seven-car commuter train came off the tracks and crashed just before Amagasaki Station in Japan causing 107 deaths and 562 injuries.

S6E6

Seconds from Disaster - S06E06

, National Geographic, 60 minutes

Seconds from Disaster - S06E06

On August 12, 1985, the rear pressure bulkhead burst on Japan Airlines Flight 123, destroying the vertical stabilizer and severing all four of the aircraft's vital hydraulic systems. The crew kept the aircraft flying for 32 minutes until it clipped Mt Osutaka and crashed, killing all but 4 people out of the 524 passengers and crew aboard.

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On May 10–11, 1996 saw the death of nine climbers, including New Zealand climbing veteran Rob Hall. Was it a fierce storm, extreme ambition or something else that caused their demise?