During the week I went to a press conference with a live satellite link-up that put me in contact with the diamond mining vessel Peace in Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. It was awesome and I asked a lot of questions! Check back on Tuesday for my fascinating Q&A if you want to find out more about the show, the ship and what the film crew shot on the Peace in Africa ship.
In the launch episode of Mighty Ships on Discovery Channel, the MV Peace in Africa is the subject of the first episode which was filmed off the West Coast of South Africa. De Beers Marine which owns and operates The Peace in Africa has never allowed film access to the ship before. The episode takes viewers into the heart of the ship and explores the incredible process of how the ship and crew, often in extremely hazardous circumstances, extract diamonds from the seabed.
Mighty Ships form part of Discovery Channel's ''Big Stuff Month'' theme, with an hour long show going out from Monday to Friday at 20:00 (with another hour between 20:00 and 21:00 on Fridays) during May.
