A dramatic reconstruction of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster. 167 of 226 men on the Piper Alpha oil rig were killed when it exploded on 6 July, 1988.

In 1989 the tail engine of a United Airlines DC10 blew up during a flight to Chicago and the plane stopped responding. Archive footage is used to reconstruct the event.

A storm forces a couple sailing in a sloop from Bermuda to New York to take to the life raft. They face severe mental and physical pressures as they struggle to survive.