30,000 Leagues Under the Sea "Aquanaut", the ship is then sent back to the "Nautilus" where it intercepts the missiles attempting to fire. The backlash scuttles the larger ship and it crashes into the underwater city of Lemuria, presumably with total losses. The Scotia is able to contact the "Abraham Lincoln" and the remainder of the rescue gets underway. Conseil shows Arronaux stolen plans of Nemo's ship. 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a 2007 film directed by Gabriel Bologna. It is a modern update on the classic book "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", and stars Lorenzo Lamas as Lt.
French submarine Plongeur would have improved stability as later demonstrated by the "Gymnote" and "Gustave Zédé" submarines. A model of "Plongeur" was displayed at the 1867 Exposition Universelle, where it was studied by Jules Verne, who used it as an inspiration and 3 years later published his novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". After various experiments, the French Navy struck the ship on 2 February 1872. The submarine was reactivated as an automotive water tanker, equipped with a compound 2-cylinder steam engine of 90 kW (120 hp), on 1 January 1873. She was assigned to the harbour of Rochefort. She was equipped