在这部杀人的海浪片中,强大并且致命的海啸正袭击着美国东海岸，这引起了五角大楼高度的重视，经过科学家们的研究分析，发现这股可怕的力量并不是来源于大自然，而是恐怖分子在海洋里引爆的核武器，这一切都被一位科学家所掌握，他要在恐怖分子进行第二次核爆炸前，阻止事情的再度发生，一切都是未知数……
Suddenly the US east coast is hit by a type of natural disaster formerly reserved, except after a major earthquake, for the Pacific and Indian ocean rims: tidal waves of the destructive tsunami type. Scientist and fiction author John McAdams attends a national emergency conference which concludes the phenomenon must be man-made, quite possibly abusing the findings of John's secret former Sea Lion project, but who wants to and has the means? Indeed John soon finds himself set-up for a murder and chased. Major destructions mean major contracts for construction and coastal defenses, so building tycoons like Victor Bannister certainly have a considerable interest...
