Crimson Tide, a submarine thriller film starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman, was released in theaters.
Principal photography for Crimson Tide began, featuring scenes filmed aboard the decommissioned USS Alabama (BB-60) and other locations.
Hans Zimmer composed the musical score for the movie Crimson Tide, contributing significantly to its dramatic atmosphere.
The USS Alaska, a U.S. nuclear missile submarine, is deployed on patrol in the Pacific Ocean.
Captain Ramsey assumes command of the USS Alaska from Captain Walter Pitt, establishing his strict leadership style.
Executive Officer Hunter boards USS Alaska to serve as the new XO under Captain Ramsey.
USS Alaska receives a message indicating a nuclear crisis involving Russian separatists and terrorists seizing control of missiles.
The crew receives orders to prepare for a possible nuclear strike to prevent terrorists from launching missiles.
After receiving a partial message that is cut off, Captain Ramsey insists on launching missiles as a preventive measure.
A conflict arises between Captain Ramsey and XO Hunter regarding interpretation of the order and whether to launch missiles without full confirmation.
Captain Ramsey orders the nuclear missiles launched shortly after receiving the partial message.
Disagreeing with the launch, XO Hunter stages a mutiny to prevent missile launch by taking command of the submarine.
The submarine crew is split in loyalty between Captain Ramsey and XO Hunter during the command dispute.
After the crisis is resolved, the crew returns to normal operations with Captain Ramsey in command and order restored.
