Plot hole: Shortly after the ship flips over, the steward, Acres, is asked why lights are on. He explains they are emergency lights that will last three hours. The lights are left on throughout the movie, but when they get out it is bright daylight. Considering the ship flipped at midnight, there is nowhere on any ocean where it gets light at 3:00 in the morning.
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
1 plot hole
Directed by: Ronald Neame
Starring: Carol Lynley, Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Stella Stevens
Visible crew/equipment: When Rev. Scott swims up the first stairwell, after pushing aside the dead crew member, as his head comes up the shaft, you can see, very quickly, the flippers of a crewmember swimming out of the shot behind him. (01:22:55)
Mrs. Belle Rosen: You see, Mr. Scott? In the water I'm a very skinny lady.
Trivia: The look of the set for the upside down engine room was so real, the actors refused to climb anything, fearing that it would fall. The set designer and builders had to climb it first to prove it would hold.
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Answer: He's the representative of the owner of the ship.