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THE HISTORY
This film takes place on board an old luxury cruise ship, the Poseidon, named after the Greek god of the sea. The Poseidon is a ship of eighty-one thousand tons, and has fourteen hundred passengers. The ship is on its last voyage from New York to Athens, after a long and glorious voyage as the "Queen of the Seas", as she was always called.
The new owners of the ship, who are represented by their families, are in a great hurry to reach their destination as soon as possible. The ship is about to be sold for scrap. Therefore, the captain is forced to sail at full speed, which in his opinion is dangerous, a ship that does not have enough ballast on board.
New Year's Eve arrives and the ship approaches Crete. Most of the passengers dress in their best clothes in order to take part in the New Year's celebration, which is to be held in the ship's main dining room.
When the merriment is at its highest, a message is delivered from Athens. ..Undersea earthquake 130 miles northwest of Crete, 7.8 on the Rider scale, duration 42 seconds, approx. 30 meters high tidal wave from the northeast." The captain has just enough time to send out a distress call before the tidal wave overwhelms and everyone in the well perishes. The ship lists terribly and after a few seconds capsizes.
The waves hit so quickly that no one could take any measures to save themselves. Many people who were holding on to the floorboards are now hanging high in the air after the ship has turned over, and when they can no longer hold on, they fall down and die.
There is complete chaos in the great dining hall, but a priest named Scott soon takes charge and tries to convince the people that the only hope for salvation is to try to get to the bottom of the ship. Most of the passengers, however, choose to remain in the hall in the vain hope that help will arrive, as the sea has not yet reached this part of the ship.
THE HISTORY
This film takes place on board an old luxury cruise ship, the Poseidon, named after the Greek god of the sea. The Poseidon is a ship of eighty-one thousand tons, and has fourteen hundred passengers. The ship is on its last voyage from New York to Athens, after a long and glorious voyage as the "Queen of the Seas", as she was always called.
The new owners of the ship, who are represented by their families, are in a great hurry to reach their destination as soon as possible. The ship is about to be sold for scrap. Therefore, the captain is forced to sail at full speed, which in his opinion is dangerous, a ship that does not have enough ballast on board.
New Year's Eve arrives and the ship approaches Crete. Most of the passengers dress in their best clothes in order to take part in the New Year's celebration, which is to be held in the ship's main dining room.
When the merriment is at its highest, a message is delivered from Athens. ..Undersea earthquake 130 miles northwest of Crete, 7.8 on the Rider scale, duration 42 seconds, approx. 30 meters high tidal wave from the northeast." The captain has just enough time to send out a distress call before the tidal wave overwhelms and everyone in the well perishes. The ship lists terribly and after a few seconds capsizes.
The waves hit so quickly that no one could take any measures to save themselves. Many people who were holding on to the floorboards are now hanging high in the air after the ship has turned over, and when they can no longer hold on, they fall down and die.
There is complete chaos in the great dining hall, but a priest named Scott soon takes charge and tries to convince the people that the only hope for salvation is to try to get to the bottom of the ship. Most of the passengers, however, choose to remain in the hall in the vain hope that help will arrive, as the sea has not yet reached this part of the ship.