How Do You Saw a Ship in Half? The Science of Chain Cutting

On March 10, 2012, the oil tanker Gelso M was driven onto the volcanic cliffs of Syracuse, Sicily, by 110 km/h winds and 10-meter waves. This documentary chronicles the harrowing sea-to-air rescue of its 19 crew members and the massive 18-month engineering operation that followed. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech & engineering videos: https://goo.gl/LIrlur 🚀 Join the Spark Channel Membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMV3aTOwUtG5vwfH9_rzb2w/join You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/4pyExyn Any queries, please contact us at: [email protected] #Spark