Mighty Machines The Martin Mars water bomber is the world's biggest seaplane. Originally one of five flying cargo planes it was built in 1945 for the US Navy. In 1958, it was converted into a water bomber and has since flown over 8000 firefighting missions. The Mars water bomber is part of the most effective firefighting regime that forest services can call upon when ground crews are powerless to extinguish the f 2026-04-18 Climb aboard for an exclusive look at some of the coolest working vessels in the world. 2026-04-18 Climb aboard for an exclusive look at some of the coolest working vessels in the world. 2026-04-18 Hop aboard New Zealand's Coastal Pacific on its triumphant return after a massive earthquake shut it down for two years. 2026-04-19 The crew of the Koningsdam, Holland America's latest, largest and most technologically-advanced ship, face sailing through the narrow Norwegian fjords. 2026-04-19 Trading pine trees for palm fronds, we rendezvous with a Hawaii-based C-17 and her flight crew. We're there as they head out over the ocean to pick up Patriot missile batteries from a tiny mid-Pacific airstrip at Kwajalein Atoll, for delivery to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. It's a gruelling, round-the-clock, real-world mission as the C-17 lives up to its name of "Globemaster," deliveri 2026-04-19