:00:34. > :00:39.On today's special Blue Peter, marking 100 years of the sinking of
:00:39. > :00:49.Titanic, we explore the biggest Titanic attraction in the world.
:00:49. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :01:05.find out how rescues happen at sea today. And I experienced ocean-
:01:05. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:27.Hello! For today's show, we've come to Northern Ireland to the brand
:01:27. > :01:30.spanking new attraction, Titanic Belfast. You can see it behind me.
:01:30. > :01:34.It's huge and looks like the front of a ship, which is no coincidence
:01:34. > :01:37.because it was built to be the same height as the Titanic itself. It
:01:37. > :01:40.must have been quite a sight. 100 years ago, the most famous ship in
:01:40. > :01:43.history was built on this slipway. It took 3,000 workers almost three
:01:43. > :01:46.years to finish it. But none of them could have imagined that their
:01:46. > :01:50.creation would soon be lying at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
:01:50. > :01:52.Everything about Titanic was big. It was the height of luxury and was
:01:52. > :01:55.as long as the Empire State Building is tall. Imagine how
:01:55. > :02:04.excited the passengers must have been as they boarded this brand new
:02:04. > :02:07.ocean liner for its very first voyage from Southampton to New York.
:02:07. > :02:10.But imagine the horror when, on the night of 14th April 1912, five days
:02:10. > :02:14.into her journey, Titanic hit an iceberg and sank in just two-and-a-
:02:14. > :02:19.half hours. Titanic was thought virtually unsinkable so there were
:02:19. > :02:29.only lifeboats for one third of the ship's passengers. Of the 2,225
:02:29. > :02:34.
:02:34. > :02:37.people aboard, just 713 survived. Titanic Belfast tells the story of
:02:37. > :02:40.the ship beginning with its construction. It's incredible to
:02:40. > :02:44.think that something the size of Titanic was built pretty much by
:02:44. > :02:48.hand. Men risked their lives daily working in the hull under tons of
:02:48. > :02:52.metal or high above the ground in the gantry. Many of the workers
:02:52. > :02:56.were teenage boys working in rivet squads. Three million rivets like
:02:56. > :02:59.this one held the ship together. It was the job of the boys to get the
:02:59. > :03:04.rivets from the furnace to the rivet squad while they were still
:03:04. > :03:08.hot enough to hammer in. Off you go. The heater boy would race with the
:03:08. > :03:11.boiling hot rivet to where it was needed. Once there, he'd throw it
:03:11. > :03:18.to the catch boy who would place the rivet in the hole ready to be
:03:18. > :03:22.hammered. Thank you. Today, children aren't expected to build
:03:22. > :03:26.ships, but here at Titanic Belfast, there's a ride that can give you a
:03:26. > :03:29.sense of the conditions that the shipyard workers faced daily. The
:03:29. > :03:32.shipyard ride lasts six minutes and carries visitors from deep within
:03:32. > :03:41.the bowels of the half built Titanic to the day it was finally
:03:41. > :03:45.launched. I saw how dangerous it was to be working to build the
:03:45. > :03:48.Titanic. It was actually quite shocking. On show are
:03:48. > :03:52.reconstructions of the furnaces, the rivet crews at work and the
:03:52. > :04:00.giant rudder itself. It is a great job, but I wouldn't like to do what.
:04:00. > :04:06.If somebody asked me to do what, I would say no. Plenty of children
:04:07. > :04:10.sailed on her as passengers. Of the 112 children on board when the ship
:04:10. > :04:16.hit the iceberg, sadly half of them died. One of the lucky survivors
:04:16. > :04:22.was Eva Hart. This is her story, in her own words. I was with my
:04:22. > :04:26.parents. My father was going to open a business in Winnipeg. People
:04:26. > :04:32.were saying to me how fortunate we were to get on the Titanic. I was
:04:32. > :04:37.excited because I was going on a wonderful big ship and I had no
:04:37. > :04:42.fear or apprehension or anything. She was very beautiful, luxurious
:04:42. > :04:49.beyond words. It was the first time I had been on board a ship. Captain
:04:49. > :04:54.Smith was on deck and he was very nice. He had a beard like my own
:04:54. > :04:59.grandfather and he admired the doll that I had. On the third night, I
:04:59. > :05:03.was sound asleep. My mother woke me and said, I am going to dress you.
:05:03. > :05:11.Before she could, my father came back and said, you had better put
:05:11. > :05:16.this thick coat on. That is all he said. Standing on deck, my father
:05:16. > :05:20.came back and said, the ship has struck an iceberg. My father had no
:05:20. > :05:25.difficulty in putting me and my mother in the lifeboat, but he made
:05:25. > :05:31.no attempt to get in it himself. When we were in the water, we could
:05:31. > :05:35.hear people rushing about on Dec. That is when the panic must have
:05:35. > :05:39.started, when they found there were no more life but slept. I was
:05:39. > :05:47.terrified. I didn't know what to shipwreck could mean and how long
:05:47. > :05:52.it would take, but I was too terrified to for my father. Before
:05:52. > :05:56.she sank, she was a very beautiful ship, stationary on the ocean with
:05:56. > :06:03.all her lights on. It was dreadfully cold, but the sea was
:06:03. > :06:08.the, so I had seen. The stars were the brightest I had seen. I look
:06:08. > :06:12.back and I see that ship break-in half. The front part went down and
:06:12. > :06:17.let the stern sitting up in horrifying fashion. It was enormous
:06:17. > :06:26.and seemed to stick up in the air for a long time until it gradually
:06:26. > :06:32.went down, turning over. After that, there was the sound of the disaster
:06:32. > :06:36.and that was people drowning. That is something you can never forget.
:06:36. > :06:42.Then the dreadful silence that followed it. It seemed as if the
:06:42. > :06:46.whole world was standing still. It was discovered my life but was
:06:46. > :06:51.overcrowded and the officer in charge decided he would get rid of
:06:51. > :06:57.his load by putting people in other boats. I got separated from my
:06:57. > :07:02.mother. I didn't find her until the next day. The next morning, the
:07:02. > :07:07.icebergs were like white sails in the distance. White yachts with the
:07:07. > :07:12.sum on them. They were very beautiful. They were all around us.
:07:12. > :07:17.The crew of the ship that rescued us were very kind and good to us.
:07:17. > :07:23.We were given clothes because I had only got a blanket around me with
:07:23. > :07:29.my night clubs. I had nightmares until I was 23. Although why would
:07:29. > :07:33.like to say I am not frightened of the sea, I had never been in
:07:33. > :07:43.anything that is touching the Titanic and its beauty. She was
:07:43. > :07:44.
:07:44. > :07:49.lovely. Accidents at sea are much more survivable. We have got radar,
:07:49. > :07:54.satellite communications and an international team saved lives
:07:54. > :08:02.every year. I spent some time with the Navy to find out what happens
:08:02. > :08:10.when things go wrong. A casualty is in distress. A whole team put their
:08:10. > :08:20.lives on the line. 24 hours ago, I'd never been on a rescue mission.
:08:20. > :08:25.
:08:25. > :08:31.Culdrose Air Station. Cornwall. The home of 771 Naval Air Squadron, one
:08:31. > :08:35.of the top search and rescue teams in the world. The squadron has been
:08:35. > :08:39.rescuing people around the South West coast for over 50 years. Last
:08:39. > :08:45.year, they answered 200 emergency callouts every year. If anyone can
:08:45. > :08:49.get you out of trouble, these guys can. Over the next two days, this
:08:49. > :08:55.squad will be putting me through my paces to train me up for an air sea
:08:55. > :09:00.rescue training exercise. My mission will take place on this
:09:00. > :09:04.metal monster, the MK5 Sea King Helicopter. Seven tons of steel
:09:04. > :09:11.topped off with an 18 metre rotor span. This beast has been laughing
:09:11. > :09:14.in the face of the worst the weather can throw at it since 1969.
:09:14. > :09:20.Lieutenant Commander Rob Suckling has over 15 years experience on the
:09:20. > :09:23.Sea Kings. But as I get my first look inside, I'm baffled as to how
:09:23. > :09:30.anyone can make head or tail of the cockpit. There are no modern
:09:30. > :09:34.digital displays, just these analogue dials. There is no way you
:09:34. > :09:40.can look at everything. Sitting here for real, flying, what do I
:09:40. > :09:45.need to look at? That is the actual indicator. When it is foggy, it
:09:45. > :09:50.tells you where it is up and what is down, and it keeps us a.
:09:50. > :09:54.have to put a lot of fed into this equipment. You will have to train
:09:54. > :10:00.for about to make years before you can fly. By then, it is not
:10:00. > :10:03.intimidating. -- for about two years. With only 12 hours before my
:10:03. > :10:06.rescue mission, learning to fly is clearly out of the question. But
:10:06. > :10:08.there's an equally important job at the back of the helicopter. For
:10:08. > :10:12.tomorrow's exercise, I've been given the responsibility of using
:10:12. > :10:15.the most vital piece of equipment on board, the winch. You can't land
:10:16. > :10:20.a helicopter on the sea, so the only way to get somebody into the
:10:20. > :10:29.back is to winch them up. This thin piece of rope is all that there is
:10:29. > :10:32.to lift a person to safety. This lifeline is made by twisting
:10:32. > :10:35.hundreds of very thin pieces of steel together. For my big mission,
:10:35. > :10:45.I'll be the winchman, so this cable will lower me from the moving
:10:45. > :10:45.
:10:45. > :10:52.helicopter down to a boat at sea. How strong is this? It is pretty
:10:52. > :10:56.thin. It is stressed at this �600, three people. So I will be OK?
:10:56. > :10:59.You'll be OK. When you're dangling from the side of a seven-ton
:10:59. > :11:04.helicopter, verbal communication is tricky so learning the correct hand
:11:04. > :11:10.signals is vital for safety. That is lower the winch. That one is
:11:10. > :11:18.stop the winch. And then raised the winch. If we need to call a
:11:18. > :11:24.stretcher in, make this. To be clear and definite, lower, stop,
:11:24. > :11:32.raised, a stretcher. Can we practise here? No, we have to go to
:11:32. > :11:35.the air. Straight in at the deep end. Good. Why wouldn't we? So, a
:11:35. > :11:45.few minutes later, and ten metres up in the air, I prepare for my
:11:45. > :11:49.first ever winch. I do not think it is going to snap. Oh, my word!
:11:49. > :11:52.That's it. Going down might look simple, but I need to keep as
:11:52. > :11:56.straight and controlled as possible. In less than 24 hours, I'll be
:11:56. > :12:06.doing this over a moving target on the sea. I need to stay controlled.
:12:06. > :12:09.And land on my feet. Three Arts... Two yards... I lower myself too far
:12:09. > :12:13.and lose balance. If I lose concentration like that on my
:12:13. > :12:19.mission tomorrow, I could hit the boat. I don't want to become the
:12:19. > :12:27.person who needs rescuing. I knew I was getting closer to the ground,
:12:27. > :12:30.but I thought I do not know when I.. At least it was a soft landing.
:12:31. > :12:33.Getting to the boat will only be the start of my mission. I'll have
:12:34. > :12:43.to make first contact with the casualty, get a stretcher on and
:12:44. > :12:44.
:12:44. > :12:54.off, and then get myself back up. That was a speedy take-off! Raised
:12:54. > :13:00.the wink. Come on to the aircraft. -- raised the winch. Can I have
:13:00. > :13:06.another go? Going down. Going down. Try as I might, I just can't seem
:13:06. > :13:16.to master that landing. I am concentrating. I have got to be
:13:16. > :13:25.
:13:25. > :13:34.careful. Down, down. I will stand up. I stood up! I stayed on my
:13:34. > :13:40.feet! Tomorrow, this is... I am going to have to land on a moving
:13:41. > :13:46.target. As we saw today, I am not that good at landing. I only nailed
:13:46. > :13:56.at once or twice. It is going to be harder and more dangerous tomorrow.
:13:56. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:03.I have to concentrate and keep my Day two of my training. Mission day.
:14:03. > :14:07.First up is the briefing with the search and rescue team. As you can
:14:07. > :14:10.see, it is showery. Even though this is a training mission, I can
:14:10. > :14:17.feel the nerves building in my stomach as Rob talks me through my
:14:17. > :14:27.part in the sea rescue. I will put you on to the boat. I will give you
:14:27. > :14:28.
:14:28. > :14:34.some hand singles. Any questions? Than the call comes in. Hello? OK,
:14:34. > :14:40.a wet job. OK, on board the lifeboat. A life but has picked up
:14:40. > :14:47.a surfer in distress. He needs to gets to hospital fast. An airlift
:14:47. > :14:53.is needed. The lifeboat is out in the bay 10 miles from the base. It
:14:53. > :14:58.would take an hour to get there by car and boat, but the helicopter,
:14:58. > :15:03.travelling at 129 miles an hour, it takes five minutes. We need to look
:15:03. > :15:12.for the lifeboat. In the day, it is easy, because it is bright orange,
:15:12. > :15:19.but imagine doing this at night. Oh, my word. Is that them? That is it.
:15:19. > :15:26.We are going over 100 miles an hour and I have got to land on that? I
:15:26. > :15:34.felt more confident yesterday. Now, I'm like, wow. This is it. Me and
:15:34. > :15:44.the wink. That why is looking even thinner. My stomach is doing
:15:44. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:55.Islay manage to land properly once in training and this is 10 times
:15:55. > :16:05.worse. -- I only managed. The boat is rocking side to side. This is
:16:05. > :16:11.absolutely nuts. And then it happens. The landing I had been
:16:11. > :16:18.dreading. I misjudged the movement of the boat and had a really hard.
:16:18. > :16:22.As I got to the boat, my legs were underneath the railings, and I got
:16:22. > :16:28.confused. Eventually, I was looking at the sea. There is no time to
:16:28. > :16:32.celebrate getting on the boat in one piece. I'm here to work. Winch
:16:32. > :16:37.men are also trained paramedics so my first job is to assess the state
:16:37. > :16:42.of the casualty. In this case, he is a training dummy affectionately
:16:42. > :16:48.known as Dead Fred. There is still hope for Fred. I signal for a
:16:48. > :16:58.stretcher. The guys from the RNLI set up a link between the
:16:58. > :17:06.
:17:06. > :17:12.helicopter and the lifeboat to The helicopter retreats to a safe
:17:12. > :17:17.distance while we secure the casualty in the stretcher. We are
:17:17. > :17:27.ready for you. The casualty is ready. I guide to the helicopter
:17:27. > :17:34.
:17:34. > :17:38.back in and we set up another guide Once the stretcher and the casualty
:17:38. > :17:48.are back in the helicopter, all we have to do is get the rescue were
:17:48. > :18:07.
:18:07. > :18:12.I did not expect to be upside down, hanging off the back of a boat. I
:18:12. > :18:19.was nervous going down. It is so different, it is when the noisier.
:18:19. > :18:23.It feels noisier, which makes it more intimidating. Yes, sea rescue
:18:23. > :18:32.can be scary, but whatever the well there, the seeking crew will be out
:18:32. > :18:35.there, doing what they do best, saving lives. -- whatever the
:18:35. > :18:39.weather. You do not need us look way to
:18:40. > :18:43.build a ship and it does not need to be quite as ambitious. But you
:18:43. > :18:48.do not need talented Shipbuilders, which we have got from Moat Primary
:18:48. > :18:53.School. This is amazing. How long did it take to build? Three months.
:18:53. > :19:00.You must be pretty patient. There is a lot of detail on here. I love
:19:00. > :19:05.that everything you have used has been recycled. Talk me through it.
:19:05. > :19:15.That is bottle tops, and then some straws and wire. And what about
:19:15. > :19:15.
:19:16. > :19:20.this side? Chocolate boxes. Do you get to meet the chocolate? No!
:19:20. > :19:29.If you look at the DEC, the decking, you have got lots of matchsticks
:19:29. > :19:34.stuck together. That must have taken ages. We used glue to stick
:19:34. > :19:43.it down, but whenever you stick it down, the glue is on her fingers
:19:43. > :19:52.and he lifted up. How did you make the form? -- a form. I went out to
:19:52. > :19:57.the fields near my farm, and I got some wall from the sheep. Please
:19:57. > :20:00.don't go pinching well from sheep. If we were building a ship, or the
:20:00. > :20:09.people at home are building a ship, what should they do? Plenty of
:20:09. > :20:14.matchsticks. Lots of cardboard. don't forget the chocolate. Share
:20:14. > :20:21.the chocolate, Barney! Lots of people know the story of Titanic
:20:21. > :20:24.from the 1997 film, which has just had a 3D makeover.
:20:24. > :20:30.When Titanic was first released 15 years ago, it was the most
:20:30. > :20:35.expensive movie ever made. It cost $200 million to make. Many thought
:20:35. > :20:39.it would be a flop, but instead it will call box office records and
:20:39. > :20:44.won 11 Oscars. Kate Winslet has a theory why. The ship was not meant
:20:45. > :20:52.to sink. It was providing opportunity for change and new life
:20:52. > :20:55.for so many people. It is a terrible, terrible tragedy.
:20:56. > :21:03.writer James Cameron is so obsessed with Titanic that he has visited
:21:03. > :21:07.the wreck 33 times. The expedition was up a heart of it. It set a
:21:07. > :21:13.standard for accuracy, and for truth. Even the actors had to stand
:21:13. > :21:18.up to that, and become those people. Titanic sank so deeply it was lost
:21:18. > :21:24.for 75 years. Since the discovery of the wreckage, scientists have
:21:24. > :21:29.explored every nook and cranny of the rusting ship under the Atlantic.
:21:29. > :21:33.The fact that a ship seemed to be at the height of glamour and could
:21:33. > :21:40.be so easily reduced to a wreck is one of the reasons why the story is
:21:40. > :21:44.so gripping. This first class cabin would have cost �870. That is
:21:44. > :21:49.�60,000 in today's money, so this really would have been the best you
:21:49. > :21:59.could get. Fast forward 100 years, and there is new cutting-edge
:21:59. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:06.trends in today's luxury boats. We Welcome to Florida, visited by over
:22:06. > :22:10.85 million people a year. The Sunshine State is famous for its
:22:10. > :22:17.you round rays and 800 miles of beaches as well as being the
:22:17. > :22:21.holiday homes of Will Smith, Beyonce and Matt Damon. And for the
:22:21. > :22:25.next few days, it will be buzzing with some of the world's biggest
:22:25. > :22:32.and richest boating enthusiasts as they descend on the International
:22:32. > :22:38.Boat Show at Palm Beach. That is where I am heading right
:22:38. > :22:43.now, to find the most luxurious boat of them all. The Boat Show is
:22:43. > :22:48.a maritime marketplace, overflowing with over �200 million worth of the
:22:48. > :22:53.latest boats, ranging from small, speedy inflatables to fishing boats
:22:53. > :23:01.for, right through to the luxurious yachts. Hundreds of millions of
:23:01. > :23:05.pounds splashed out on these ultimate toys. I want to find deep
:23:05. > :23:09.most super boat here today. This place is so big and there are so
:23:09. > :23:11.many boats here it is hard to know where to start. I do know that I
:23:11. > :23:18.have to look for the longest boats because they are usually the most
:23:18. > :23:23.expensive. That's nice, but small. That one is nice and shiny. Getting
:23:23. > :23:27.bigger, getting bigger. This is good. Hang on, what kind of boat
:23:27. > :23:33.would fit in a tent? It turns out that this is the trait tent, where
:23:33. > :23:37.you can buy all your report accessories. Fishing rods,
:23:37. > :23:43.satellite navigation systems. As I have become sidetracked on my hunt
:23:43. > :23:46.to find the biggest boat, I might as well do some souvenir shopping.
:23:46. > :23:50.I imagine that Helen has always wanted to be the captain of the
:23:50. > :23:56.ship and every captain needs a hat. I would like to make a hat for a
:23:56. > :24:02.friend of mine called Helen. While Helen's hat get stitched, I get
:24:02. > :24:09.distracted by my love of gadgets. - - gets stitched. Satellite phones,
:24:09. > :24:14.GPS, rucksacks, but no ordinary rucksack, a solar-powered rucksack.
:24:14. > :24:22.This thing will charge up anything you want. All you have to do is
:24:22. > :24:27.leave it in the sun and plug it in overnight. This is my kind of store.
:24:27. > :24:31.Here you go, there is your hat. think she will like that.
:24:31. > :24:36.That is the shopping done. Now to continue on my quest to find the
:24:36. > :24:44.most super yacht. Address some of these people were to go. Where are
:24:44. > :24:51.the big boats? Over there! That way, you can't miss it. Golly gee, you
:24:51. > :24:56.should go down this way. My market research has led me to the marina
:24:56. > :25:02.on the edge of the show. All of the yacht apart here as they need extra
:25:02. > :25:06.space to be displayed in all their magnificence. -- yacht's are parked
:25:06. > :25:13.here. Magnificent. Isn't she a beauty? But facie the most
:25:13. > :25:23.luxurious today? It is cool, but I reckon we could find one bigger.
:25:23. > :25:30.We're getting there, but I want bigger. Wow. Now that is a super
:25:30. > :25:35.yacht. This is the diamonds are forever. At 61 metres in length,
:25:35. > :25:39.she is the biggest and most expensive yacht on display. In fact,
:25:39. > :25:49.she is the biggest ever seen at this boat show. I'm going on board
:25:49. > :25:49.
:25:49. > :25:54.to meet the man in charge. Peter. Barney, welcome on board. That you
:25:54. > :26:02.for having me aboard. It is luxurious. I guess it is the most
:26:02. > :26:11.expensive in the show. How much? �40 million. 40 million. OK. If I
:26:11. > :26:14.wanted to take the boat out? �250,000 a week. �250,000 a week...
:26:14. > :26:21.Should I have a look around first and then if I like it, I'll make a
:26:21. > :26:25.decision? Feel free. �250,000... The diamonds are forever yacht is
:26:25. > :26:31.named after the James Bond film of the same name as her owner is a
:26:31. > :26:35.massive fan of the movies. What strikes you, almost immediately, or
:26:35. > :26:40.on a yacht like this, is the size of it. Normally your house will
:26:40. > :26:45.have two levels, downstairs and upstairs. This has set index, and
:26:45. > :26:50.each one is as beautiful and lavish as the next. This boat has more
:26:50. > :26:55.rooms than most houses, including six extravagant bedrooms. The best
:26:55. > :27:00.of a lot is the master suite. This is the front of the yacht, and this
:27:00. > :27:03.has all round windows. No matter where your, you have the best view
:27:03. > :27:07.of where up to you wake up. Imagine waking up every morning in a
:27:07. > :27:11.different part of the world. Here, you can. All the other bedrooms are
:27:11. > :27:18.pretty special with plasma screens that appear from the ceiling... I
:27:18. > :27:23.want one. As well as an en suite bathroom complete with petal filled
:27:23. > :27:26.baths, but maybe that is just for decoration. You have a nice table
:27:26. > :27:34.to eat ice-cream and jelly and then when you feel like it, you have
:27:34. > :27:37.your own pool. This hi-tech room, the bridge, is where the captain
:27:37. > :27:42.control the -- controls the movement of the boat. He also has
:27:42. > :27:47.some serious power to play with, as I found out when I reached the
:27:47. > :27:51.bottom deck. This is the engine room. I'm staying here. I love it.
:27:52. > :27:56.Not only is it polished aluminium but each one of these engines uses
:27:56. > :28:01.nearly 2000 horsepower. Combined, the engines are 30 times more
:28:01. > :28:05.powerful than your average family car. But the engine is not just to
:28:05. > :28:10.make the diamonds are forever move at sea but to power the leisure
:28:10. > :28:16.facilities. It has a gym, a son a, a steam room, a beauty salon and
:28:16. > :28:21.one of my favourite ways to relax, and electric baby grand piano. -- a
:28:21. > :28:25.son. If all those luxuries are not
:28:25. > :28:30.enough, head down to the garage and he will find a couple of toys. Jet-
:28:30. > :28:37.skis, or maybe radio-controlled model boats or go scuba-diving, or
:28:37. > :28:42.why not just go for a trip on your own private boat. It has everything.
:28:42. > :28:48.It is safe to say that my quest is complete. I can't imagine that any
:28:48. > :28:58.of the other yachts could stop this. Are you going to charterer it? --
:28:58. > :29:00.
:29:00. > :29:06.could stop. No. It is not big Coming up next week, internet music