The Poseidon Adventure is a 2005 American made-for-television disaster film mini series based on Paul Gallico's 1969 novel of the same name.

His older sister, Shelby, is in nursing school and falls in love with the ship's doctor Ballard.

On New Year's Eve, a bomb planted by the group of terrorists explodes, blowing open a hole in the ship's hull.

A small group of survivors, including Shelby's mother, prepare to escape the sinking ship through the hole left by the bomb.

The cruise hotel manager convinces most survivors in the ballroom to stay, claiming the ship is not sinking and that it is better to wait until help arrives.

Episode two begins with the navy realizing that the SS Poseidon has gone missing, and they send out a rescue team.

As they cross a fallen catwalk over a fiery abyss left by the engines, Shoshanna and the terrorist fall into the flames and die as the others escape.

The film was made for television by Larry Levenson Productions, directed by John Putch, written by Bryce Zabel, starring Adam Baldwin, Rutger Hauer and Steve Guttenberg.

In this adaptation, the plot differs from the original book and first feature film in that the ship capsized because of a terrorist act.

The character of Mike Rogo was changed to a sea marshal who works for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.