Corrected entry: When the cruise liner is heading towards the oil tanker, her speed is 17kts. When the oil taker is monitoring the cruise ship, the speed it's doing is 14kts. Alex's attempt to slow the cruise ship down failed so that won't explain the difference. (01:18:00 - 01:21:00)
Ssiscool
17th Jun 2010
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
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Correction: This is incorrect due to how ships record speed. In fact, it is probably the most factual thing in the entire film! The Seaborn Legend records its speed using GPS like every other ship, but it will also take into account current speed and direction (speed and direction the water is moving at). Any other ships would see the same GPS data, which would show the speed lower than what it actually is. In the nautical world, this is known as "Speed Over Water VS Speed Over Ground".