Seeking refuge in the eye of a violent typhoon, the crew of a crippled salvage tug makes a potentially profitable discovery. A Russian military vessel, loaded with hi-tech computer hardware worth millions in salvage fees, appears abandoned by its crew. After restoring power to the ship, greedy Captain Everton and his navigator, Kit encounter a lone scientist, scared almost to death. She begs them to turn the ship's power back off. But is it too late?