Steel Sharks

A news report announces that a revolution has overthrown the Iranian government. The report also notes the disappearance of Dr. John Van Tasset, an American UN chemical weapons inspector, in Iraq. The dual crisis sets the stage for a US rescue mission.

The US decides to stage a rescue and recruits a Navy SEAL team. A sickened member is replaced by Bob Rodgers, a fresh recruit eager for combat. The mission is set to extract Dr. Tasset from hostile territory.

The SEALs are flown to a carrier group in the Persian Gulf and briefed on the operation by Rear Admiral Jim Perry. They are told the rescue will be mounted from a submarine and launched toward Iran. The high-stakes setting underscores the risk and urgency.

On arrival at the submarine, Cmdr. Bill McKay is introduced as the mission leader. The team is finalized and prepared for deployment. The plan centers on covert entry and extraction from beneath the water.

The SEALs move quietly through the Iranian facility, neutralizing guards as they go. They push toward the interrogation area to locate Dr. Tasset and prepare for extraction. Their stealth approach allows a stealthy extraction.

The team frees Dr. Tasset from the interrogation and begins the return to the US submarine. They encounter initial resistance as they attempt to slip past patrols. The success of the extraction hangs in the balance as alarms begin to sound.

The escape is compromised when Iranian soldiers discover them, triggering a gun battle in which one SEAL is killed and the others are captured. The survivors are confined and transferred to a new secret Iranian submarine for safekeeping. The stakes rise as they face an uncertain fate at sea.

On board the Iranian submarine, Captain Reza Lashgar confronts the captured SEAL leader and shoots him in defiance of the crew’s protests. The other SEALs remain prisoner as the submarine’s pursuit continues. McKay’s sonar aboard the US sub picks up the gunfire as he closes in.

Realizing they must flee to survive, the SEALs plan an ambush and prepare to escape from their guards. They coordinate an escape plan while attempting to outwit the guards. McKay, monitoring from the US sub, learns of their escape and buys time.

The SEALs execute the ambush and split into two groups. They head toward the escape hatch and relay their status to the US submarine. Rodgers’ lucky coin becomes a morale symbol as they push forward.

McKay leads the pursuit from the deeper waters, buying time for the others to reach safety aboard the US submarine. The Iranian crew tries to thwart the escape but fails to stop the exfiltration. The rescue team is now scattered but safe.

With the SEALs safely evacuated, McKay closes in on the pursuer and deftly drives the Iranian submarine down a narrow canyon. The submarine strikes the canyon wall with a torpedo and begins to sink under falling debris. The crew fights to maintain control as chaos erupts.

Enraged, Captain Lashgar blows ballast and the Iranian submarine surfaces for one final attack. The desperate maneuver shows the regime’s determination to finish their mission. The surface action sets the stage for the final confrontation.

McKay fires a torpedo and destroys the sinking Iranian submarine, eliminating the threat and ensuring the SEALs’ rescue success. The coast is clear as the US submarine observes the downed craft. The mission concludes with the safe return of Dr. John Van Tasset and his rescuers.