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Extreme Engineers | The Hidden Battles Below Deck

High above the salted air, Raven watches ships cross the ocean. Captains steer. Sailors haul lines. But the true battles are fought below deck.

This episode of Ask Raven tells three true sea stories about engineers who faced the hidden dangers of the engine room.

Hobo — a man who descended into choking smoke to wake a dead engine and bring a vessel back to life.

Rick — who proved a ship was dying with nothing more than a butter knife and a laugh that said he already knew the answer.

Stewart — who stayed in the flooding engine room while others escaped, determined to give the ship one last chance to live.

Above deck the sea may look calm, but below the decks heat, pressure, steel, and failing machinery wage quiet wars that most sailors never see.

Raven has watched these battles.

And Raven remembers.

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