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Coastal Defenders

  • 2023
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • 1 season

Meet the team of dive engineers on England's south coast as they battle time and tide to keep Britain’s coastlines and waterways moving.

Latest: Series 1 · 2023

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  1. E1. Tilting Jetty

    Feb 27, 2023 · 29m

    Brighton Marina's main jetty is on the tilt, causing chaos for residents and shop owners. The Coastal Defenders team of diving engineers devise a cunning plan to fix the jetty in record time.

  2. E2. Tugboat Tyre

    Feb 28, 2023 · 29m

    In Britain's biggest port, cargo grinds to a halt as a tugboat picks up a mystery object in its propeller. The Coastal Defenders dive team use everything at their disposal to try and free it.

  3. E3. Ship's Survey

    Mar 1, 2023 · 29m

    The Coastal Defenders dive team face a long cold swim to inspect a vast oil tanker and respond to an emergency callout to repair a vital piece of equipment on a cargo ferry.

  4. E4. Sun and Storms

    Mar 6, 2023 · 29m

    It’s a taste of the luxury life for the Coastal Defenders dive team as they fix the hull of a floating hotel.

  5. E5. Save the Dolphins

    Mar 7, 2023 · 29m

    A mooring structure called a dolphin has brought the Isle of Wight ferries to a standstill. The whole ferry terminal must move to allow the Coastal Defenders dive team to repair the seaworn structure.

  6. E6. Mussels Mayhem

    Mar 8, 2023 · 29m

    It’s man versus mussel as the Coastal Defenders dive team clear shellfish from blocking a ship’s pipes.

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