Ahab survives, but loses his left leg to the beast when it hauls the other half of the submarine back underwater.

In the present day, Dr. Michelle Herman (O'Connor) and her assistant Pip (Derrick Scott) test a whale-song generator when the USS Pequod surfaces behind them and Lieutenant Commander Starbuck (Grimes), the executive officer, persuades them to come aboard.

Michelle theorizes that it could be a surviving species from prehistoric times, as the largest recorded size for a Sperm Whale is far too small.

Although Michelle disagrees on joining a Navy submarine with the intent of killing an animal, she has no choice and Ahab claims to want to stop the attacks.

In San Diego, Captain Boomer (another survivor of the attack of '69) is told by his superiors of suspicious activity revolving around the Pequod.

He is assigned to investigate, and thanks to a survivor from a recent attack by the White Whale, he comes to the conclusion that Ahab is on the hunt for Moby Dick.

The submarine fires a harpoon made from the Acushnet's hull on top of Moby Dick's eye, which forces him to dive deeper, dragging the Pequod with it.

The remaining crew of the Pequod, including Starbuck, and Pip, follow Ahab's orders and fire nukes at the island.

The White Whale survives possibly to wreak havoc another day; Michelle swims to the surface just as a rescue helicopter arrives.

"[8] Paul Constant of The Stranger also wrote a favorable review, noting that "It's perfect distracted holiday viewing.