Giant Structures

When it comes to moving giant structures from one place to another, few moves are as impressive as those that take place at sea.

In this remarkable program, MEGA MOVERS reveals how moving massive objects through the water requires a unique set of techniques and tools as well as careful, detailed planning. First, travel to Canada, where a team of engineers attempts to move a gigantic 702-ton ship-loading device from the coast of Vancouver to a small mining island 70 miles away. Then, head south to Virginia, where movers try to save an endangered island house by loading the entire structure onto a barge and sailing it five miles to the mainland. With little margin for error in such a chaotic environment, success will depend on the skill and ingenuity of the movers themselves.

From unpredictable weather and uneven terrain to changing tides and the need for technical precision, HISTORY™ presents this larger-than-life look at the challenges involved in moving GIANT STRUCTURES on the water and how, time and again, the experts manage to pull off the seemingly impossible.