Situation Critical
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| Situation Critical | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Created by | National Geographic |
| Developed by | Darlow Smithson Productions |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 hour |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | National Geographic Channel |
| Original run | June 12, 2007 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Seconds From Disaster |
| Followed by | None |
Situation Critical (also known as Critical Situation) is a documentary television program. Produced in conjunction with the National Geographic Channel, the series examines various disasters or violent incidents. It replaced Seconds from Disaster, a similar program with a more forensic approach. The series' main tagline is, "The situation has just turned critical," or some variation thereof.
As of November, 2007, 13 episodes have been made.
[edit] Episodes
| # | Title | Situation | Date of Situation | Nature of Situation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hollywood Shootout | North Hollywood shootout | February 28, 1997 | Bank robbery, gunfight |
| When two policemen noticed two criminals robbing a branch of the Bank of America in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, they called the local police department for support. A gun battle lasting almost 45 minutes ensued; one criminal was shot dead, the other fatally wounded. | ||||
| 2 | Taliban Uprising | Battle of Qala-i-Jangi | November 25 - December 1, 2001 | Prison revolt |
| Hundreds of inmates tried to shoot their way out of a makeshift prison for Taliban fighters in Afghanistan with television reporters trapped in the crossfire. | ||||
| 3 | SAS Jungle Rescue | Operation Barras | August 25 - September 10, 2000 | Hostage crisis |
| Twelve soldiers carrying out a patrol through a jungle in Sierra Leone were taken hostage by a group of rebels. They were eventually rescued. | ||||
| 4 | Apollo 13 | Apollo 13 | April 11-April 17, 1970 | Oxygen tank explosion, emergency landing |
| An explosion aboard Apollo 13 in space resulted in the lunar mission being aborted and a subsequent emergency landing. | ||||
| 5 | Downed Pilot | Mrkonjić Grad incident | June 2, 1995 | Shootdown, manhunt and rescue |
| The Serbian and United States military forces hunt for Scott O'Grady after he is shot down while flying over Bosnia and Herzegovina in a F-16 Fighting Falcon. | ||||
| 6 | Hell on High Water | 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race | December 26, 1998 | Thunderstorm |
| A severe storm disrupts the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and destroys several yachts. | ||||
| 7 | Hunting Pablo Escobar | Capture of Pablo Escobar | December 2, 1993 | Manhunt, criminal capture |
| Wanted drug dealer Pablo Escobar is shot and killed while trying to evade capture. | ||||
| 8 | Moscow Theatre Siege | Moscow theatre hostage crisis | October 23 - October 26, 2002 | Hostage crisis |
| 40 armed members of the Special Purpose Islamic Regiment took 850 theatre goers hostage at the Dubrovka Theatre in Moscow, culminating in a rescue operation that resulted in the deaths of many of the hostages. | ||||
| 9 | Assault on Entebbe | Air France Flight 139 | June 27 - July 4, 1976 | Aircraft hijacking, hostage rescue |
| Air France Flight 139, originating from Tel Aviv, takes off from Athens. Minutes later, it is hijacked by two Palestinians from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - External Operations (PFLP-EO) and two Germans from the German "Revolutionary Cells". The hostages were eventually rescued from the old terminal of Entebbe International Airport in Uganda by Israel Defense Forces special forces troops. | ||||
| 10 | Russian Sub Rescue | AS-28 training accident | August 4 - August 7, 2005 | Submarine entanglement, undersea rescue |
| Priz AS-28, a miniature submarine of the Russian Navy, becomes entangled in sunken fishing nets at a depth of 190 m in Berezovaya Bay off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The submarine was freed with the aid of a British remotely operated vehicle. | ||||
| 11 | Al-Qaeda Ambush | Battle of Takur Ghar | March 3, 2002 | Meeting engagement |
| Members of United States Navy SEALs are ambused by Al-Qaeda forces. During the initial ambush and subsequent battle, three Chinook helicopters were lost before the SEALs and reinforcements consisting of units of the 75th Ranger Regiment brought the engagement to a conclusion. | ||||
| 12 | Miracle at Quecreek | Quecreek mine rescue | July 24 - July 28, 2002 | Mine shaft flooding |
| At the Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, coal miners accidentally dug into the poorly documented Saxman Mine, causing 500 million tonnes of underground water to flood the Quecreek mine. All nine miners trapped by the water were eventually rescued. | ||||
| 13 | Nightmare on Mt. Hood | 2002 climbing accident | May 30, 2002 | Climbing accident, fall into crevasse, helicopter crash |
| Seven climbers trying to scale the slopes of Mount Hood fall into a crevasse and a rescue operation goes wrong, resulting in the deaths of three climbers and the crash of a rescue helicopter. | ||||
