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What Went Wrong: Countdown to Catastrophe

Season 4 Episode 5: Marmolada glacier collapse

The Marmolada serac collapse, a devastating Alpine accident, recounts the tragic day 11 lives were lost when a glacier section collapsed onto a hiking trail, serving as a stark reminder of the disappearance of Europe's glaciers and the evolving safety concerns for traversing them due to glob...

Season 4 Episodes:

Episode 1 Germanwings flight 9525

1. Germanwings flight 9525

Aired: Jul 22, 2024

Next episode explores the devastating story of Germanwings flight GWI18G, whi...

Episode 2 Estonia ferry tragedy

2. Estonia ferry tragedy

Aired: Aug 5, 2024

The MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea on September 28, 1994, claiming the liv...

Episode 3 Nord stream pipeline sabotage

3. Nord stream pipeline sabotage

Aired: Aug 5, 2024

A mysterious underwater gas pipeline explosion rocks the Baltic Sea, sending ...

Episode 4 Moby Prince Ferry inferno

4. Moby Prince Ferry inferno

Aired: Jul 29, 2024

The 1991 Moby Prince ferry fire that killed 140 passengers is Italy's worst m...

Episode 5 Marmolada glacier collapse

5. Marmolada glacier collapse

Aired: Jul 29, 2024

The Marmolada serac collapse, a devastating Alpine accident, recounts the tra...

Episode 6 Greece train disaster

6. Greece train disaster

Aired: Jul 22, 2024

The devastating crash of a passenger train and a freight train on the Athens-...

Info about What Went Wrong: Countdown to Catastrophe

Seasons: 4

Current Status: Returning Series

Genres:Documentary