A sequel of sorts was made for tv in the mid-70s featuring the trial mentioned at the end of this film. The officer was court-martialed for the murder of nearly a dozen people, but got off due to testimony pleading no possible alternative from the survivors.
shareThe Last Survivors 1975 with Martin Sheen in the Tyrone Power role. Only a few establishing shots of the lifeboat scenes were included; mostly it a courtroom drama.
shareIt's not a sequel in the true sense, since it denies what was plainly stated at the end of Abandon Ship, that the Captain was convicted of murder, even though he only got a symbolic sentence.
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