on the morning of September 27th the
Superliner Crescent star our route
across the South Atlantic Ocean on the
first leg of around-the-world cruise
exploded and sank in seven minutes
there were 1156 Souls aboard at the
moment of disaster in seven minutes 1119
perished 37 survived
the first thing about a disaster at sea
is the wreckage you'll become aware of
the fact that there is flood 'some
everywhere more wreckage floating than
people and then if you are still able
you begin to notice two things you
become aware of the living and you
become aware of the dead
[Applause]
mr. Holmes mr. Holmes
mr. Whedon oh you remember me I sit at
the first engineers table yes of course
are you all right
I never swam so far in my life I don't
know how I ever get onto the raft
I've got a bad heart you know I was
taking the cruise because of my bad what
is your name please tell me your name
did you see who she was wearing hey
yellow night go is she your wife
she's gone who are you Middleton Arthur
J Middleton well it's it's all over now
mr. Middleton you're safe and sound now
did you see where she went mr. Holmes
who did you see Amelia the mirror broke
she was bleeding you mustn't worry they
they probably picked her up
[Laughter]
nope listen of
here boy here boy here boy come on over
here
come on boy come on right here come on
come on that's what happened mr. Holmes
we hit a mine what a derelict mine plain
bad luck she didn't blow when we hit her
she went down under the hole bounced
along and exploded under the keel I
stroke the ship right in half in the
corridor I met the you yes you're all
miss right miss white you saw miss white
yeah yeah and she said to me take it
easy mr. Whedon just go to your book did
she get away did you see her again no I
never saw her again just that once in
the corridor our new dead did you see
the stats for the screeching sounded as
if they were alive that's a fast too
fast they didn't have time to launch an
iceberg not a single life I was on a
raft I saw it all not a single life
though they were just hanging there
dandy and the sound forget it forget it
anybody know who he is I saw him in the
dining room I think he's a steward or a
waiter
do you know who he is George Anderson
steward is he is he alright no here you
shouldn't accept him aboard
I'm sure do you think we'll ever be
picked up of course
soon yes Thank You mr. bellington mr.
Bennington you were wrong they did
launch a lifeboat after all look affair
that's not a lifeboat as the captain
shore boat only 18 feet long
couldn't we reach it no we can't we
they've got their own problems in that
boat the gunnels are awash what do you
mean there are too many people in that
boat you're better off here yes indeed
yes
[Applause]
Julie Oh Andy I look for you everywhere
back thank you you're all right now
we're gonna be all right
no Julie no Julie no are you hurt are
you all right just tired dad will swim
for the raft it's drifting pretty fast
you hold on to this life-preserving on
[Applause]
Julie yes there's a shark
[Applause]
he's turning again leave yourself up
[Applause]
swim McKinley good old Mac make it to
the boat it's safer here we've got your
appellate all around us
[Applause]
they're coming sir did you hear mr.
wickedly sir they're coming over
[Applause]
captain Darrow has got miss white with
him what is it mr. Holmes has got the
ship's nurse with him sir
hello mr. Holmes hello Mario home is
white jewel named Alec am I glad to see
you don't you have enough people in this
boat more than everybody happy to turn
over the problem to my superior officer
thanks Junior
the captain wants you back by the stern
Alec skipper boy he's hurt very badly
a leg
glad you made it mr. Holmes
hello Sam how's it going can get worse
sir
except for dying it can be worse ahoy
sir hello you spiked cookie what i off
on the boat here passes over a life
preserver if you've got one no he's
fouled sure captain what's your board
there are too many in this boat
captain's orders sir both of you we need
this white bed but you'll capsize you
don't mr. horn hello Joe Helios you
don't think I turn into three plug you
guys are up jumpin oh nice oh god we
have so much shock jock cookie got any
shark repellent up there mr. bikinis
gonna show it puts them in here for the
others not much left sir tempting
Darrell doesn't want us to run out well
use it
hiya mr. McKinley sir mr. Rome's always
a touch more shark repellent now that on
Mario Big Joe this white comes up you
come in I go up digger comes in
[Applause]
Oh Thank You cookie hello mrs. nipson
are you all right I'm feeling fine thank
you Miss wife steady on sit still here
you are all this
[Applause]
now don't take any chances just tie
yourselves onto the boat here skipper
skipper kept yourself wait up no
drifting off
it's mr. Hauser come to help you Alec
you there Alec I'm right here skipper
I'm all smashed up
easy easy easy does it sir
I'm sick with pain my guts
busted Julie have a look at the captain
we'd better put something on no I'm all
right Thank You mr. Holmes you're a
brave man everybody's brave today
I saw you to save three people before
the boat sank if we live you'll get a
medal
hello Merritt welcome aboard sir
sparks
sparks all right he's a drifter going
mom justice well fractured scale
compound fracture the left arm and I
think internal injuries
what can we do nothing can you set the
arm metallic a compound fracture one
lost some old man died the skipper's got
the same pinched look on the same yellow
color stow that oh no luck we haven't
got a read each I said stoic I'll do my
best
wait All Hands have we got a doctor in
the boat
anyone in the see a doctor oh oh
can you see our cookie okay is she there
see what sir the ship can you see the
ship the ship but skipper said she was
going horse we can see her plain as day
was she stay afloat
not a chance is she Joey
yes Paul she's going whitewater around
her a funnel there she goes
slid in as neat as a dolphin between the
swells she's gone
keep clear of the ship we're well away
sir
captain Sir Alec Alec I I'm I'm a dead
man
the ship and I are dead hang on or we'll
pull you out I cannot hold command the
boat is yours did you hear me I hear you
sir
I'm a witness sir mr. Holmes is in come
on Alec the ring sir
my left hand the ring take
[Music]
it was given to me as a token of my
first command keep it it's yours now
Paul I save as many as you can addict
with God's help save as many as you can
with God's help sir
[Applause]
skipper
skipper he's dead
all fear interest leaders of people and
not even a prayer to be sin free will
pass his body over the side without a
proper funeral we've got the living to
worry about it even mr. ohms take his
clothes we'll need them but sir that's
my first order is it mr. Holmes that
won't serve he's hanging around again
right off there sir yeah I can almost
feel him stepping at my backside Mac any
repellant left just to pack salad I
think we'd better use it here you know
we got underway it's not gonna be worth
much use one of them have that on yeah
Sally
yes mr. Kelly tell mr. Holmes down here
he's pretty busy mr. Kelly all hands and
I have your attention please
I'm sorry to tell you that captain
Darrow has just died he has turned over
command of the boat to me all the
witness in the event that anything
happens to me the command will pass to
mr. McHenry who now becomes exact
understood Mack affirmative sir
any questions we don't need questions we
need answers
[Applause]
Mack please pass the captain's revolver
to miss white okay skipper Julie go get
it unloaded
Koki did you check the locker on the
boat no shit
we'll do it as soon as you pass the old
man over in class he must have expected
a mutiny jock small officer yeah load
this like that sparks yes give us a hand
with the captain
hang on to the blanket we may need it
I've got no stomach for this you think I
have a little prayer maybe will somebody
speak a prayer for the captain I will
mr. Holmes
thank you Lord Jesus Christ into thy
hands become bitches soap Amy
gently now sparks slowly
[Applause]
mr. Holmes don't forget us down there
dog be quiet here look at it
nobody lasted hours as big as an
elephant you're gonna let us pour cups
without tiles down here while he keeps
his Ireland dry I've got a right to get
in the booth there's a cup this place
he's dog and that dog that makes true
bliss I said I heard you yes Elizabeth
fsor I heard you yes sir sorry sir mr.
Holmes
please don't so the dog over he can't
help himself he'll just swim to the
drums who are you my name is Aubrey
Clark I am a playwright
oh yes mr. Holmes the dog probably only
weighs 70 pounds surely that 70 pounds
isn't enough to kill him for mr. Holmes
I'll go over the side myself I'll go in
the sea myself I can cling to a line but
Bubba come on if you raise your voice
and attempt to dictate command of this
company once more I'll cut you loose
you understand I'm sorry sir I'm sorry
sir
it's a fascinating bottle problem yeah
well it don't fascinate me hardly at all
well then someone crushed already out of
front of the Sharks then one of us can
go up or preferably me the dog stays
aboard that's very decent of you mr.
Holmes very decent decent I consider it
an outrage that was an order not a
request for an opinion general do you
know who I am
captain major-general Barrington the god
laughs oh you are aware that I am
cognizant of the nature of command I
have commanded everything from a squad
to a division in my time excuse me
general I want to make a check of the
engine I haven't finished with this dog
business I have have you ever been in
command before
have you ever commanded a ship no as one
with more experience of command I'd like
to tell you that you are responsible for
our line all of us including those on
the sea now if I would in come on you're
not in command here general I am now
we're at sea if you do not obey orders
we have what is known as a mutiny
right or wrong I give the orders and
right or wrong I enforce them you and
who else
any further questions general at this
point I feel we should all rise and sing
the star-spangled banner in honor of our
brave captain I shall consider that a
threat Holmes you'd better settle down
sir I thought you were a reasonable man
McKinley how can you justify the dog I
don't I take orders and so will you sir
we should be located within about 72
hours but if something should go wrong
then the picture changes we don't know
how long we may drift here maybe two
weeks maybe more so the dog stays he's
important
a lot more important than you general
why we can't eat you
now I want to check how many injured in
the boat raise your hand
meesa married what happened when she
blew her I hit a bulkhead hands down and
saved my skull broke both wrists pain
only when I move them sir don't move
them you matter what's your name Ruth
Spencer captain my own what happened to
it dashed I think it cut an artery we
put a torniquet on her when she first
got in the boat
how long ago was that right after the
sinking sinking is yours waterproof yes
that was three hours ago
is there a first-aid kit in the locker
just dug it out sir thank you
have you got a knife Mac no as a
tourniquet been on all the time yes to
stop the bleeding
didn't anyone single loose need every 20
minutes prevent gangrene I was pretty
busy Julie is it all right is it going
to be all right
anyone else yes your name
Baroni michael furrow knee I'm okay
doctor the lady in front of me is hurt
breathing shortness sharp who are you
George Kilgore are you all right
yes thanks he's not he's not my wife she
was phoned
I think her ribs are broken on the right
side the boys all right it's just got a
black eye Julie check mrs. Kilgore yes
as soon as I finish here your birthday
came mr. Holmes
Yuson Daniel Tate reporting his chart
which is getting uncomfortably
affectionate yeah he's looking at me as
if I was a steak and kidney pie back any
repellant left that's the better end of
it use it anyone else
you too Sully I'm happy days of Dixie
it's mr. Kelly the deck officer where is
he
down under me here in the bilge sparks
take my place a trim ship a little brave
captain that's not very funny Kelly
[Applause]
hi old buddy let's have a look
don't deadpan me old buddy I'm seven
ways of way how'd it happen
below check in the air-conditioner
Wham now I'm full of that
air-conditioner screws nuts and bolts at
air conditioned me we'll pull you out
you're a goober no I mean it
you got problems buddy one you know you
just give me this stuff and let me alone
I've had it shut your trap
captain captain my name is John Hayden
are we gonna be all right I'm sure we
are you wouldn't fool us would you
sparks yes
were there any ships in our vicinity
here's one sir
the Lincoln Castle what is she a British
Cruiser sir how far 200 miles north sir
I wouldn't worry mrs. Hayden I never
worry and I'm not mrs. Hayden my name is
Edith Middleton and mrs. Arthur
Middleton Edie's mrs. Arthur J Middleton
yes but I we stayed up rather late last
night after the gala to see the sunrise
it was all quite mad and gay until the
accident yes your husband is alive and
well Arthur was born safe he always
muddles through I'm the only dangerous
thing that ever happened
he was very worried about you Arthur
always worries as long as he's safe
don't you start worrying brave captain
at least not about him thanks for the
thought
Alec I finished with mrs. Spencer Kelly
what about mrs. Kilgore I'll check it
hey change places with me and be careful
hello sunny how goes it
hello Kelly hi sweetie you mrs. Kilgore
there's a sharp pain very sharp when I
breathe can you stand it
is there any choice we could ease the
pain a bit mr. Kelly's gonna need the
stuff badly before were rescued
give it to him I'm alright I just can't
get a deep breath you sir afraid I
swallowed a lot of fuel oil please bring
him in the boat he's been in the water
so long very soon now just sit still if
I could just get a breath a deep breath
Alec his Gill Gore's ribs are broken you
got any tape find up a rib cage you can
use one of these blankets here make a
tent for the boys okay alright but what
is it
Kelly won't you I know
make it easy for him mr. Spencer Sam is
no good Alec it's going to have to be
amputated we can't do it here she may be
lucky what you mean as a warship on the
way it'll be with us in five or six
hours maybe a doctor on board then we
are going to make it you bet we're gonna
make it just keep your fingers crossed
keep your fingers crossed the weather
holds this way
[Applause]
with a captain permission it ain't no
fun down here or anymore we'll start the
ships in a few minutes yes sir this is
the longest I've ever had barks move
forward trim ship Peter would you sit
over there while I fix your mother yeah
take this
but be careful nothing under horizon
said hell All Hands I want to check you
out
cookie check these off as I call them
out either
mr. McKinley miss white mr. Peroni what
Ferrari mr. fur Oni mrs. Spencer Sally
Daniels Aubrey Clark mrs. Kilgore young
Kilgore Frank Kelly in the bills general
Barrington missus hey would you mind
slipping your dressing gown off mr
Hayden
mrs. Knudsen first aid to see you and
myself that makes seven even the boat
says I'm taking a boat in the sea
there's Mario Pasquale mr. Kilgore Joe
digger and Sam there's Daniel Caine
Willie hawk is that all Mickey Stokes
sir hello Mickey Edward Milton here
Stokes Wilson is that all known to the
sea sir
26 souls in all 26 smacked you check the
water tank one full gallon one gallon is
that all but Holmes that's that's only
four quarts for 26 people 27 general you
forgot the dog well that's less than
less a little more than a cup of peace
but maybe a couple of days before they
find us maybe it's not enough it it's
just not enough yellow what did you say
this guy's yellow when they get rain
I mean knuckles rikey sir they'll be
weather rain means wind and we don't
want wind food check 16 ounces of
biscuits 16 hours of barley sugar 16
hours of condensed milk sir is that all
for this mob it wasn't meant for this
mob was meant for nine men the bomb was
meant to take mine not 27 dog
[Applause]
your toilet you and Clark failed
beragon they watch you and merit fake
breasts are broken UN's parts failed
everyone bail every drop of water out of
this tote Mac are you alright
I'm okay but I can still feel the breeze
are those bullets across my belly steady
down everyone okay you didn't make a
locker check yes sir one Beauty pistol
sir
one box of pears one fishy tackle one
bottle for iron fight Bay league teams
Jack now I put out there just outline
what's that camera for in fear it's a
gun for shooting rescue flares wow the
first take it and a ship repair kitchen
all right stowing yes sir
no Jim no Jen mrs. Middleton pity I'd
have given almost anything for a nice
cold martini
very funny I'd sell my soul for a drink
of water all hands and I have your
attention please
we are shipwrecked in the South Atlantic
that's hardly news 1,500 miles in that
direction is Africa now there are too
many in this boat we'll all have to take
our turns in the sea there will be one
meal a day at night there will be one
sip of water per day in the morning
anyone attempting to steal more than his
or her share will be shot anyone
refusing to take their turn in the seed
will be thrown overboard now I don't
mean to alarm you but that's the
standard drill for disaster fortunately
we're in luck there's a fast cruiser on
her way to us from the time of our SOS
it should take her about roughly 10
hours to reach us as it's been about
four since since it happened she should
be with us in about five or six hours
there was no SOS
that's tone it what did you say now SOS
jigna we got no forwarding address
but sparks the Lincoln Castle you told
me now take it easy boy
I don't want any mistakes tell me about
the distress signal you were on duty yes
they acknowledged your SOS no did they
acknowledge your CQ sparks boy I'm
talking to you and I want you to answer
me very carefully
did they acknowledge your general call
no
why not I didn't send anything
but you must have sent a distress signal
you had seven minutes
you must have sent an SOS and got an
acknowledgement hear me hey hear what
I'm saying you sent the SOS you had even
been captain is human after all shut up
alright Jimmy Jimmy
yes Do You Know Who I am Julie white he
was crossed just like a junebug
he was just opening the door when the
explosion went off Oh Jimmy I just
received a weather report from Cape Town
I acknowledge the nez Kade and I got up
to take the report to the captain but
when the main transmitter shook of the
wall and crashed it short-circuited
I'm just any came in hit the emergency
transmitter now take position he said Oh
Jimmy why mr. Lansing
the chief operator and then the forward
mast Valene cut the radio shack right in
half
hit mr. Lansing don't think of it again
don't ever imagine it or see it or dream
about it or anything
Thank You mr. white
there was no distress signal sir the
emergency rig was smashed by the mast
there was no time to jury-rig no message
of any kind was sensor that's the truth
now comes the time of the Spartans
I'm sorry mr. Holmes so am i sparks so
am I
it's gonna be a long way home well real
search any help with off radio contact
will suspect something's wrong by the
they'll simply to look for me that man's
a fool meanwhile it seems to be the two
also organize us do something man if
you're in charge you can't just sit
about in the middle of the ocean
we can't just hope for the best we need
excellent Thank You general I was just
about to organize shifts for the men in
the sea if it's action you want you can
join the first shift all the able-bodied
men will alternate over the side first
shift you general cookie here mr. Maroni
Maroni Sally Daniels
Sparks and mr Hayden you men in the sea
will come in singly as soon as the
others are in the sea there will be two
hour shifts from now on all right all of
you over the side and carefully you too
mr. Haden overboard I'll take a shift to
brave captain No
why not brave captain I'm neither hurt
seasick nor pregnant and I'm an
excellent swimmer
thank you know she's right delegate the
women will remain aboard at all times I
don't agree at all Edith Edith
I'm extremely able-bodied as you can see
[Applause]
hey you're all right lady sure have you
lost your senses
you can't come aboard like that that's
brave captain's problem
alright trim ship we're taking water
over the side start the first shift one
at a time careful now off the ends never
off the Beamer will capsize one at a
time alright mr. Haden overboard come on
darling last one ins a roughneck
counterbalance
[Applause]
keep your head stay close to the boat
hang together the doctor
save the baby chips the Barrington save
the Barrington
[Music]
now everyone come in and help hold the
board up all we Vail sparks come aboard
and help fails bank account
everyone here
cookie give me a paving tip anyone
missing Mac all safe and accounted for
sir
All Hands we've been very lucky
cookies secured the locker our food is
safe our water is safe it's a miracle
yes it's a miracle from now on we'll
keep some way on this boat
from now on we'll also keep this ship
trimmed I don't need to tell you that we
couldn't survive this again
mr. Holmes I think I speak for all of us
when I say Thank You captain brave
captain
[Applause]
please please can I have a drink of
water you mustn't think about it love
try not to think about it mr. Holmes mr.
kilgore with due respect why we just go
to sit here until we rot
my wife's badly hurt
we need help I give you no argument do
something man do something or what would
you suggest
I'm sorry sir I I'm sorry sir I very
very sorry
[Applause]
shouldn't we pull for Africa 1,500 miles
it would take us 50 days couldn't we try
no you couldn't even reach Julianne me
this morning you couldn't roll 30 yards
if only we didn't have so many people in
this boat but we have you can't just lie
here we go through the food and water
pretty fast we'll go through it a lot
faster if we try to rowboat with this
weight well I don't know you've got to
do something work on it
Alec Kelly wants to see you how does he
feel
Kelly feel any better you know you've
got a hang on we may get lucky lucky
that's a hard one
you're on another hunt sorry mr. Kelly
sorry fella skipper about your luck
well there I wasn't this poker game the
smoking lounge after we wrap it the band
for the night all of a sudden I'm
staring down at three lovely aces the
prettiest bullets you ever saw bet half
my stack draw two cards when we hit the
mind sure this giblet
full house that's right
a full house the wrong time that's what
you've got old buddy a full house at the
wrong time something's got a break
rather opaque
we can't take any whether she will sink
right under us well that leaves just one
thing what you've got above some of the
tenants what anyone who can't pay the
rent
negative like me I think you're out of
your mind
then you head for the East negative
negative
don't bring it up again okay buddy I
thought I thought you had guts enough to
save half on them instead of losing them
all brave captain what are we going to
do
pray madam and mean it
[Music]
is that a light officer we're lost it
now set the mood the water's tricky even
best of horrible pleasantly careful are
you allowed that sir I once already with
one of them shelves
kill them of course it's like easy
without them I couldn't put it out I'm
thirsty I'm thirsty
alik
mrs. Spencer she's burning up
may I have some water for her know what
don't waste the water on her
if you must understand there's only so
much food in water and I've I've got to
save as many as I can I'm responsible
yes you are responsible he's right
mustn't waste the water on the ones who
can't make it mr. Holmes I was suggested
to me might help to pass the time I
think we are most of us strangers to one
another
couldn't we introduce ourselves and
perhaps explain what made us come in as
crews Alec don't get to know them too
well carry on mr. Kane
mr. kilgore I'm a nuclear physicist atom
bombs you know now I was working on an
atomic reactor for aircraft atomic power
that is I overdid it the doctor
prescribed a long ocean voyage mr.
Clarke nothing to tell
I've been round the world many times I
do it to get away I was writing a play
as usual about life and death as usual
and you mr Hayden without being stuffy I
do think this is all a lot of rot well
just you like well after all who cares
with me there's a choice on this cruise
or the hustle on team so we needed
insisted I come along I came darling I
never really appreciated before I really
stupid you are
what did I say more than enough
mrs. Knudsen my name is Dorothy nude
strim I used to be an opera singer I got
all your records you were great
I still say your mini opera he taps a
lot and she sings very good Italian for
a foreigner you're very kind
I mean every word why don't you tell us
why you came in the screws I was in the
way I'm an old woman
Oh people get in the way my children
thought a cruise would do me good
because I was in the way we are
civilized today in the olden days they
used to turn the old people out to die
in the jungle or the desert today they
send them on a world cruise
mr. ohms I think mr. Wilson's dead
cookie take the teller bioship I can't
see give me a hand fair is it
[Applause]
No Pants irises wide open is dead
Nikki take his life jacket
[Applause]
God rested
[Applause]
go help us what's the matter
it's here the window service Great Scott
morning sailor take warning
skipper squads ahead we're in for a blow
Holmes a special level a stir for wind
rises we shall swap take an easy general
isn't there something anything we can do
every man and woman on board will bail
we're taking water over the side
hey that's an order there aren't enough
tents then use your hands but fail
[Applause]
alright mister can you just know you
gotta Juliet's father it's all you
mustn't give up your muscle it's him
he's gotten was Julie he can save it but
it won't be easy
hey nice this fight mrs. fences burning
with fever her armor swell twice its
size Kelly I got good Julie be kind of
would it happen
please mr. Holmes time to open
mentorships up in the water long time
get me aboard sir Maurice to swallow
them I'm right through please mr. Holmes
and pooled and cool stow it all of you
the ships are off we've got the
lightness boaters your capsize I'm
freezing to death
boys boys I'm taking here my guts are
nibbling it won't work home you won't
have a prayer hanging on it's the real
storm you can't put me over I'm not a
very good swimmer I swim for you darling
shut up either get out of what you're
saying they trampled me over don't worry
darling they'll only put the able-bodied
over shut up shut up shut up
mr. hate bail he'll be all right brave
captain he's just frightened he'd be a
fool if he what mr. Clarke
I said bail I'm sorry I can't
I'm afraid I'm sick I'm very sick he
can't help it Alec you see see there's
nothing I can do through mr. Spencer er
miss Kane penis mrs. Kilgore has a
splintered rib she's coughing blood
killer right all right all of you bail
keep bailing
mr. Campbell someone stop it before the
capsizes the Wilson Oh head I've had it
wife good she's had it so is she had it
Kelly you'll hurt yourself be careful
I'm right as the skipper if I'm not
right ty I'm ordering you to sit down
okay and order a dead man make disband
sit now I'm going to sit down soulless
mr. Holmes is an honorable man he's
trying to save your lives but he can't
he's got to he can't some of you did
already he can't save all your lives
there are too many people in this boat
Kelly dear God please I'm right this
boat was built for nine he'll stretch to
12 of 14 but he can't saved when he see
how I store it stores I just run door
he's got to put at least 12 over the
side the super Congress they've got to
go or else you'll all Brown there's food
and water for nine it'll stretch to 14
it'll be nothing for 26 Alec don't give
food to the dead they'll just drag the
banner the grave Wiggum save it for the
living they deserve it your duty is
master do it do it like this
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anyone comes after me uncle under
I'm going off on you stay oh boy that's
an order
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he's named the old buddy hope he's not
too slowly
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back what do you make of it when rising
force five heavy weather sir we have to
lighten the boat we call - a Kyle's
cookie you've been under sail you've
handled Dory this huh
in the younger days and this boat making
she could make it come window water sir
if you lock death she's a see where
these gifts sir
it's time what you mean sir
I'll hand
what I am going to say is not pleasant
what I am going to do is not pleasant
now I want your admission to Kelly don't
listen to me he's dead he's also you all
heard mr. Kelly Kelly was out of his
mind on it it was crazy with pain I
found him very sane mr. Kelly asked
whether all of us should drown or
whether some ship over the side so that
others may survive I take my chances
with all know you won't back some must
go overboard to hang all the ropes
there'll be no hanging on the ropes the
boat won't take it what happens to them
moves on the board they will be in God's
hands
who goes our world and who stays I got a
wife and kids at home I've got three
little nippers you must enjoy it I'm
against it we could prologues there will
be no lots but you'll have to draw a
large sonic you surely don't expect the
man to volunteer to drown them
there will be no volunteers sure you
mean sure you do the choosing of your
own boy I will so terrible
responsibility I don't like this it's
the law of the sea general I don't like
it either
but it's always being women and children
first some of us men will take our
chances in the sea to give the women a
chance in the boat negative what did you
say sir negative it will not be women
and children first the weaklings must go
you can't do it you mustn't do it it's
wrong it's murder
I'm against it I want only the strong
who can roll 1,500 miles to Africa and
Walker Shore alive I want the strong
won't fall faint when the food gives out
and the water runs dry
I want only those who can make it and
not those who can't
I won't go along with that captain I
vote negative you have no vote Mac all
right that's far enough
have you lost your senses Alec listen to
me get back to your stance cold-blooded
murder this is murder
the weight of a pair of dying women of
seasick useless men this weights so
completely useless will destroy us all
no the living have a chance it's a
survival of the fittest but you just
count through an unconscious woman alpha
board I'm about to issue the order I
want a bad cat I will take full
responsibility negative there will be no
negative negative I warned you Allah cat
won't work
it's jungle law it's the only civilized
way to save us civilized the whole point
of civilization is for the strong to
protect the weak we're past that we're
in the last extremity the last extremity
is where civilized man lives his finest
hour would you like your finest hour
here and now professor I'm not speaking
or alive we have a chance for survival
and I'm going to take it for those who
deserve it then it shall be the survival
of the strongest as it always has been
Thank You professor I'm a woman I'm a
weakling I'm simple kaga where you put
me over no you're breaking your law
because you love me oh gee that's not
true you're a nurse you'll be needed a
bowl anak don't do it back i order you
to slip this dispenser over the side got
the wrong boy like I can't do it back
I'm in command here I can't take no for
an answer I know that doesn't leave me
much choice you're me
for the last time I'm ordering you to
slip mrs. Spencer over the side don't do
it Ellie
hi sir
put a lifejacket on what do you think
you're doing I'm going with it no you
don't I need you here look I if I stay
airborne and going to try to stop you
don't want to do it back you know I
don't want to do it but I've got to save
as many as I can and this is the only
way to do it I know and if it was my
vote I'd have to do the same but it's
your book i order you to stay Alec do
you want to kill me max you know I'll
have more chance in the sea mr. Peroni
mr. Cain you will pass mrs. Spencer over
the side to mr. McKinley only at
gunpoint duly noted
professor
NORs
workup rappelling gear
good luck shit
see cure from Royal burial come aboard
mr. Kilgore yes
I'm sorry mr. pryor darling
you'll only hurt yourself you're seasick
your lungs are full of fuel oil you'll
be no help at all
I'll go just keep my wife and son aboard
I'll go she does bad off as you are I'm
afraid we'll have to lose both of you
money will put your life jacket on mrs.
Kilgore you can come with a son the boy
stays I'm his father
the boy comes the boy will be your
responsibility see that he stays in the
boat he's my son he wants to come with
us my decision the boy is the only
future he's staying
mr. Kilgore I look out for him like it
was my own if it's gonna be this way
I'll take care of it's only logical
Kilgore oh yes it's logical perfectly be
logical things to do different
circumstances might even have done it
myself but they'll hang you right back
with my blessing Mario your pass mrs.
Kilgore over the side
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easy just easy doesn't do cinnamon I get
this boat turn to go back
come on let me see a crime you'll see
him again I promise you just leave it to
me see cure from wrong
Willie Hawkins come aboard
I thought you is never gonna say it
Willie Hawkins put your life jacket on
mr. Clarke
mr. Holmes stop this you've got to stop
this so it sparks mr. Kane you and
Willie Hawkins will pass Mr Clarke off
the foul mind the dog is leased gunpoint
only professor we will assume that I
have pointed the gun at you every time I
issue you in order it'll pass I'm huge
I'm many very strong I can tell I can I
can thank even I told you to mind the
dog I couldn't stop him I'm afraid of
dog proved just as intractable as mr.
McKinley we can roll over and get him
back the dog happened a lot is vast
Kindle of this fellow man
in such cases - nothing's in a Matt
it'll matter a great deal if you don't
keep bailing rowers fast row
Hager pass up your life preserver port
at the bow
Holy Mother of God
this is not under the Aravalli
Ark put the jacket on mrs. Duke I can't
I can't sorry I just can't sir help you
with the charm and the whole point is to
save lives not lose no cookie lend a
hand
I'm the gun poacher you too cookie is
not our responsibility sir
duly noted put it on take the tiller
Hank there's nothing I can do it's very
straight
I'm sorry I'm very very sorry
I forgive you instance
now if you'll help me
you come you can't do it like this
from now on you'll do exactly as you're
told
we pick you up stay away okay get some
way oh shit I've gotta let you go boy
let me let me let me stay I want you to
look after mrs. Newton
give me a break I'm young I'm strong I'm
18
I'll stand my watch of the sticks I
wrote in the hand speak but you're too
little for the long rolling it's the
long haul I'm thinking of the long hard
road to Africa
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secure from rowing Poli
towards the bow hey Joe Sam come aboard
here to stay Cooper's gone
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general Barrington you for ot and mr.
Cain will remain aboard that's right
captain you'll need me absolutely
anything to do I wanted come on Lord no
sir
ARC's untied
what are you doing it's no use your
wrists are broken you can't hold another
cabin boy able to become like a spoiled
child you don't qualify
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no life preserver he has married he
check me on the counter board
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poor John he'd have gone anyway
you didn't qualify on arc of the Iron
Butterfly I hope you stand up the job
mr. organs may take all the muscle 50
each have been another 30 you know it
isn't but it'll have to do
all hands road so I can turn her into
the wind if you're not rowing failed
everybody works there will be no dead
wood aboard like the professor said it's
a survival of the fittest not the
fittest only the strongest does seem
rather short exchange doesn't it an
atomic scientist Fortuna ape-men a
brilliant playwright for a racketeer a
famous opera singer for a devoted
College by getting tired of your
insolence Battlement are you Jenna
you're no bargain I know why are the
wicked always so strong tell me brave
captain skip the wisecracks I saw it
from the first you really think it's
right and I agree with you because you
were one of the lucky ones who stays at
least I'm staying on my own power
not because of quiet perfectly but it's
such a tingly thought brave captain
George hearty what if she tells for a
week and won by the wayside
do we still water and feed her carry her
because she's the captain's
lady the answer is very simple if I fail
to measure up if I fail to take my turn
if I fall sick and useless I go over the
side like anyone else there are no
exceptions
nobody goes over no more mr. Kane take
the boy that's a fact nobody goes over
no more what's your point mr. Peroni
I've got a family I've got feelings
human feelings like a human being
not like an iceberg like you mister I've
been taken of my wife and kids I
understand your feelings sit down I'm
gonna give you a chance which is love
and you gave the others turn the boat
and head back you crazy fool eat all
that now will you storm you don't love
it we're not turning back
we go back on them pop that knife here
for only I'll toss it right into your
chest captain have I come do it
our only drop the knife you can't shield
made give you step the six runs in that
gun on him
fallen overboard a organic beer
officials in the locker
that's gone negative
cookie the revolver loaded ammunition in
my pocket which is sound listen low
ledges pull it out I'm to the dressing
on
Holly Sam give your life preservers to
the women
now listen to the other
if anybody else wants to die go over now
but if you want to live row row through
your hearts burst an hour from now
there's no still be a nightmare
whoa keep where this boat
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Oh
yes yes Peter
no such alley
Alec Mu Shu the water rations all up sir
alive oh we're alive well at least we
won't have to be in bombed cease taking
care of that I can't believe it I've
never been through anything like it this
is my first time at sea way to never
made it I'm telling you the skipper
saved every blasted one of us you bet
your tail he did look at those hands
look at those hands last night that big
see that one that busted right over us
that was a seventh wave we got a good
boy he was right all the time was he
still preaching jungle or dr. King not
exactly Medellin I'm alive and I should
be dead I'm all out of there brave
captain was right right all wrong at
least he had the guts to make a decision
Patrol you're civilized hypocrisy
couldn't have managed the man was right
and I said so I said so you don't agree
miss white you still wrestling with your
soul miss right it's good to be alive
everybody would have drowned
perhaps not perhaps something might have
happened nothing happened but the storm
supposed to storm had missed us it
didn't but suppose it did how could we
tell all right would it have been
but it didn't what's the difference it's
all over now are we going to make it yes
to live in shame
listen bytes listen the way I see it the
skipper's been a lonely man and I think
it's fitting that a spokesman should say
a word to him for us all
a woman of Thanksgiving and a word of
comfort cookie you are a lovely
hypocrite armies I'm not denying
identity but now it's time for us to to
share the load
but Ali gets yours don't waste it on me
sparks let me see let me see
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mrs. Spencer and I have something in
common
I'll put a new dressing on Sam please
you're wasting your time mr. Clary yes
sir if I were you I I would hold it you
easterly course even with tide and
current you you must eventually make a
landfall somewhere on the coast of
Africa me sir you should roll and shift
some for an hour a shift 20 hours a day
and did you get there no no I don't
understand muskan serve your food and
water until they all hate you you have a
good sound boat with a little luck you
should make it but why do you tell me
this sir you're about to assume command
I liked you mustn't do it you can't
we've got to try it on my right hand is
a ring take it
Oh
it was given to me as a token of my
first command it's yours now try to save
as many as you can
captain Oh sir yes cookie as spokesman
for everybody on board always to tend to
the thanks the grateful thanks of the
souls you saved so the entire complement
wants to say that we join you sir in the
rightness and the same of the kind words
for mr. Clary he may need them later on
I don't get you sir
when I made the rules I said there'd be
no dead weight aboard there are no
exceptions
but nobody's fallen down the job sir
you're wrong
oh no sir you come to that's it we don't
let you go so we need you I I love you
Julie
take the watch
the skipper's good to jettison yourself
brave captain No
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did you hear it they ship a far gone I
really point the air just no fair no it
was the start of us on fixing that wall
of fog look she's
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too soon just a little bit too soon
brave captain
you were saying that that you all join
me in the rightness in the
responsibility no sir
well I mean you submit not the way you
mean sir it's not for me to say sir I
never heard no handed it was orders sir
it was all this was all orders I don't
look Abby I had no part in it
you said it was your own responsibility
not me mister just you're not gun you
may just do it you said you would shoot
us if we didn't sorry
I tried to stop you
it was right under gunpoint sir
lock the professor you noted the tongues
your breathing seeing hearing feeling
you're alive in another day because it
was right
yes brave captain it was right I advise
you to keep your mouth shut madam right
or wrong it's not for us to say it's for
the law you better go sit with the
others yes
this is my place
it was right I don't know whether it was
right or wrong Alec all I know is
whatever you did you did truly
all hands
I want to thank you for your courage and
help in this emergency I thank God that
you are safely out of it
now we will all roll for the ship slow
stroke all hands one two one two
one
excuse me mr. Holmes this ring belongs
to you
now mr. Clarion will help the ladies
board the ship what about you sir
I can make it alone
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the story which you have just seen is a
true one in real life
captain Alexander Holmes was brought to
trial on a charge of murder he was
convicted and given the minimum sentence
of six months because of the unusual
circumstances surrounding the incident
if you had been a member of the jury how
would you have voted guilty or innocent
Abandon Ship (Seven Waves Away) 1957