fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə "lˈɪvɪŋstən tɹˈɛntʃ ˈɪnsɪdənt" ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə wˈɜːld wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst plˈʌndʒd ˌɪntʊ ɐ nˈuːklɪɹ wˈɔːɹ, ðə sˈiː kwˈɛst wʌz lˈɛft wɪðˌaʊt ɐ kˈæptɪn.
Following the "Livingston Trench Incident" in which the world was almost plunged into a nuclear war, the seaQuest was left without a captain.