Saving Lives at Sea
Yacht on the Reef
Season 11 Episode 7 of 10
A French yacht has made a mayday call after suffering mechanical failure near Jersey. The St Helier crew must rescue it before it drifts onto a notoriously treacherous reef. Along the south Wales coast, the Barry Dock lifeboat is tasked to two casualties on a remote island who have ingested hemlock - a poisonous plant that can be fatal
Saving Lives at Sea airs on BBC Two HD at 1:05 AM, Sunday 18 October. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language, audio description.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Steven Mackintosh
Narrator
Emmanuel Ayettey
Director
Sunny Kang
Director