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Request: Looking for name of film

mikemac · 2007-05-20 09:52:52

This has been killing me lately. Around 1998-1999, I saw a film on RTE but can't remember the title. It's set in Canada. Terrorists plant a nuclear bomb on a ship which the authorites fail to defuse and it explodes at the end. The interesting thing about the film is set in real time(long before 24 was around). It was a bit…

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This has been killing me lately.
Around 1998-1999, I saw a film on RTE but can't remember the title.

It's set in Canada. Terrorists plant a nuclear bomb on a ship which the authorites fail to defuse and it explodes at the end.
The interesting thing about the film is set in real time(long before 24 was around).
It was a bit like watching Sky News as they constantly switched between reporters to get updates.

Probably a fairly obscure film but any help appreciated

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#2 20-05-2007 1:35pm

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Yeah, I remember that too, but could never recall the name of it...

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#3 20-05-2007 8:07pm

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its called....... aw wats it again.....

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#4 21-05-2007 8:33am

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"The boat that couldn't slow down"?

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#5 21-05-2007 9:34am

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Could it be "Special Bulletin"

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#6 22-05-2007 8:52am

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Dow wrote:

Could it be "Special Bulletin"

You Sir, are a legend
Checked it on www.imdb.com and that seems to be the film

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