A freak accident causes one of the largest cargo ships in the world, the Trident GS, to run aground while transiting the Suez Canal in Egypt.

Maritime salvage expert Sam Reilly is flown in to find out what went wrong, and how to re-float the ocean-going behemoth. Something about the accident just doesn’t seem right…

In Sudan, a team of archaeologists exploring the ancient tombs buried within the Pyramids of Meroë discover one of the greatest archaeological hauls since King Tutankhamun’s tomb was uncovered in the Valley of the Kings.

But Sam isn’t the only treasure hunter interested in the historic discovery…