In this Nazi propaganda film, the Titanic embarks on its inevitable collision course with history. In the wake of the over-spending required to build the largest luxury ship in the world, White Star Line executive Sir Bruce Ismay (E. F. Fürbringer) schemes to reverse the direction of his company's plummeting stock value. On board the Titanic, brave German 1st Officer Petersen (Hans Nielsen) struggles to convince his self-important British superiors not to overexert the ship's engines.