id on ▁vulner able ▁to ▁caps izing . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁film ▁version ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁film ▁The ▁P ose id on ▁Advent ure , ▁the ▁ship ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁on ▁her ▁final ▁voyage , ▁which ▁will ▁take ▁her ▁to ▁the ▁break er ' s ▁yards ▁in ▁Greece , ▁when ▁an ▁under se a ▁earth qu ake ▁produces ▁a ▁t sun ami ▁that ▁caps izes ▁the ▁ship ▁just ▁after ▁mid night ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve . ▁The ▁film ▁uses ▁the ▁R MS ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁as ▁a ▁stand - in ▁for ▁P ose id on , ▁using ▁actual ▁on board ▁locations ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁model ▁sh ots . ▁The ▁captain ▁( Les lie ▁N iel sen ) ▁compla ins ▁about ▁P ose id on ▁being ▁top - he avy ▁and ▁hence ▁vulner able ▁to ▁caps izing ▁by ▁large ▁waves , ▁and ▁he ▁makes ▁clear ▁his ▁intent ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁ball ast , ▁but ▁the ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁own ers ▁ref uses ▁to ▁allow ▁this ▁and ▁indeed , ▁orders ▁him ▁to ▁proceed ▁at ▁full ▁speed , ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁fire ▁him ▁and ▁replace ▁him ▁with ▁another ▁officer . ▁Of ▁the ▁hundreds ▁ab o ard , ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁hand ful ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁P ose id on ▁Advent ure ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁film ▁Bey ond ▁the ▁P ose id on ▁Advent ure , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁direct ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁story