A nomadic young woman and other crew members struggle to survive aboard a delivery vessel caught in a violent storm.
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Melissa Joan Hart
Susan Clarkson
Jonathan Brandis
Jason
David Gail
Matt
Jon Pennell
Rick
Susan Walters
Allie
Susan Sullivan
Patricia Clarkson
Steven Ford
Lt. Belwick
James Fields
Susan's Teammate
D. Elliot Woods
Coast Guardsman
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When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Mitch Buchannon, believed to have died in a boating accident survived and only has amnesia, he has been recovering in a Los Angeles hospital. His new fiancée, Allison Ford, resembles his old lover, Lt. Stephanie Holden who died years ago.
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Faced with the suspicious death of their father, two brothers must motivate one another to get back on their bikes and take the Las Vegas Motocross Championships by storm.
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