National Geographic: Situation Critical

An explosion aboard Apollo 13 in space resulted in the lunar mission being aborted and a subsequent emergency landing.

In 1995, Captain Scott O'Grady is patrolling a no-fly zone over Bosnia when his aircraft is hit by a missile. Ejecting from the fireball, he parachutes to earth, landing deep in hostile territory.

An Israeli flight is hijacked by a gang of terrorists in 1976 and redirected to Entebbe in Uganda. Demanding the release of 58 international prisoners, they threaten to kill the 258 hostages onboard.

A fleet of 115 yachts sets off on the gruelling Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Twenty-six hours into the race and every competitor's fear becomes a reality - a weather bomb explodes in the Bass Strait.

Pablo Escobar is the world's most notorious drug-baron and set off one of the biggest manhunts in history. How will an elite Colombian force, backed by top-secret US military technology apprehend him?

Elite British soldiers must mount a daring rescue in a diamond-rich African trouble-spot to save British peacekeepers and a Sierra Leone Army officer kidnapped by a notorious rebel gang.

When thousands of Taliban surrender in Afghanistan, it appears the US has won a key battle. But the prisoners revolt and take control of the prison in a massive battle captured on film by news crews.

Chechen terrorists storm the Dubrovka Theatre in central Moscow in 2002. With 900 people trapped inside, President Putin refuses to negotiate and a top secret plan is hatched to rescue the hostages.

On March 4th, 2002, U.S. Navy SEAL Neil Roberts prepares for a nighttime mission in Southeast Afghanistan as part of Operation Anaconda.

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.

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.

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.