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When Richard awakes hungover the next morning he protests having been kidnapped but ceases his complaints when the captain offers him a cut of the profits for sailing to Elbonia. A stowaway is discovered however, Vicky (played by [[Edith le Fêvre]]) who had snuck onto the ship during the night. The crew debates whether or not to make her walk the plank, citing ancient seamen's lore that having women aboard ships was bad luck. Richard intervenes, saying that he will not fix the ship's engines if Vicky is thrown overboard. With the Derian freighter ''Georgius'' hot on their heels, ''Margherita''s crew begrudingly allows her to stay aboard, provided she stays within the confines of the engine room.

A chase scene follows in which Derian freighter ''Georgius'' is gaining on ''Margherita'', the latter of which is suffering from constant engine failures. Kidnapped engineer Richard concludes that, with the engines of ''Margherita'' being as outdated as they are, the only way to repair them is to jury-rig an older model of toilet pump onto the system. While ''Margherita'' has no such pump, ''Georgius'' does. ''Margherita'' cuts ''Georgius'' off just shy of an Elbonian port, blocking their way. Stowaway Vicky beings to flirtouisly dance atop the deck of ''Margherita'', absolutely distracting the crew of the ''Georgius'' as well as her captain (played by [[Michael Geigh]] as Richard and two other crewmates paddle their way between the two vessels in an overturned plastic parasol, eventually making their way to the ''Georgius'' and stealing a toilet pump. Vicky is about to conclude her dance number as the raid crew returns to the ''Margherita''.

A chase scene follows in which Derian freighter ''Georgius'' is gaining on ''Margherita'', the latter of which is suffering from constant engine failures. Kidnapped engineer Richard concludes that, with the engines of ''Margherita'' being as outdated as they are, the only way to repair them is to jury-rig an older model of toilet pump onto the system. While ''Margherita'' has no such pump, ''Georgius'' does. ''Margherita'' cuts ''Georgius'' off just shy of an Elbonian port, blocking their way. Stowaway Vicky beings to flirtouisly dance atop the deck of ''Margherita'', absolutely distracting the crew of the ''Georgius'' as well as her captain (played by [[Michael Geigh]]) as Richard and two other crewmates paddle their way between the two vessels in an overturned plastic parasol, eventually making their way to the ''Georgius'' and stealing a toilet pump. Vicky is about to conclude her dance number as the raid crew returns to the ''Margherita''.

Even as they install the toilet pump into the engines of the ''Margherita'', her crew notices they are not going to be able to outpace the much more modern ''Georgius''. However, the captain notes that a nuclear option exists, sailing through a strait thought too shallow to allow freighters to pass through. With most of the crew doubting the viability of the plan, the captain orders the ship throught the strait. Scraping along the bottom of the strait most of the way, ''Margherita'' arrives in harbour five minutes before the ''Georgius'' and is paid handsomely for their trouble. The film then cuts to a large Elbonian bar in which the crew of the ''Margherita'' are celebrating their succesful travels. The films ends with Richard (played by [[Jean-Yves Forvert]]) and Vicky (played by [[Edith le Fêvre]]) dancing together, the ''Margherita''s captain offering a toast to their future.

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 When Richard awakes hungover the next morning he protests having been kidnapped but ceases his complaints when the captain offers him a cut of the profits for sailing to Elbonia. A stowaway is discovered however, Vicky (played by [[Edith le Fêvre]]) who had snuck onto the ship during the night. The crew debates whether or not to make her walk the plank, citing ancient seamen's lore that having women aboard ships was bad luck. Richard intervenes, saying that he will not fix the ship's engines if Vicky is thrown overboard. With the Derian freighter ''Georgius'' hot on their heels, ''Margherita''s crew begrudingly allows her to stay aboard, provided she stays within the confines of the engine room.
-A chase scene follows in which Derian freighter ''Georgius'' is gaining on ''Margherita'', the latter of which is suffering from constant engine failures. Kidnapped engineer Richard concludes that, with the engines of ''Margherita'' being as outdated as they are, the only way to repair them is to jury-rig an older model of toilet pump onto the system. While ''Margherita'' has no such pump, ''Georgius'' does. ''Margherita'' cuts ''Georgius'' off just shy of an Elbonian port, blocking their way. Stowaway Vicky beings to flirtouisly dance atop the deck of ''Margherita'', absolutely distracting the crew of the ''Georgius'' as well as her captain (played by [[Michael Geigh]] as Richard and two other crewmates paddle their way between the two vessels in an overturned plastic parasol, eventually making their way  to the ''Georgius''  and stealing a toilet pump. Vicky is about to conclude her dance number as the raid crew returns to the ''Margherita''.
+A chase scene follows in which Derian freighter ''Georgius'' is gaining on ''Margherita'', the latter of which is suffering from constant engine failures. Kidnapped engineer Richard concludes that, with the engines of ''Margherita'' being as outdated as they are, the only way to repair them is to jury-rig an older model of toilet pump onto the system. While ''Margherita'' has no such pump, ''Georgius'' does. ''Margherita'' cuts ''Georgius'' off just shy of an Elbonian port, blocking their way. Stowaway Vicky beings to flirtouisly dance atop the deck of ''Margherita'', absolutely distracting the crew of the ''Georgius'' as well as her captain (played by [[Michael Geigh]]) as Richard and two other crewmates paddle their way between the two vessels in an overturned plastic parasol, eventually making their way  to the ''Georgius''  and stealing a toilet pump. Vicky is about to conclude her dance number as the raid crew returns to the ''Margherita''.
 Even as they install the toilet pump into the engines of the ''Margherita'', her crew notices they are not going to be able to outpace the much more modern ''Georgius''. However, the captain notes that a nuclear option exists, sailing through a strait thought too shallow to allow freighters to pass through. With most of the crew doubting the viability of the plan, the captain orders the ship throught the strait. Scraping along the bottom of the strait most of the way, ''Margherita'' arrives in harbour five minutes before the ''Georgius'' and is paid handsomely for their trouble. The film then cuts to a large Elbonian bar in which the crew of the ''Margherita'' are celebrating their succesful travels. The films ends with Richard (played by [[Jean-Yves Forvert]]) and Vicky (played by [[Edith le Fêvre]]) dancing together, the ''Margherita''s captain offering a toast to their future.

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