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Ahti Ikonen is a reliable captain at the height of his career He is in command of the 35000ton container vessel Brugge which enters the port of SavannahUnited States behind schedule The loading of the ship commences in haste as the crew led by the ambitious Romanian officer Katia works by the piece so that they can sail in time The Filipino seaman James has an accident during this semi legal lashing procedure Ahti has to face the consequences of his orders In the port of RotterdamNetherlands unionized dockworkers exploit the incident and refuse to unload the ship Standstill The captain is caught between the frontlines Ahti is keen to elucidate the accident but the situation becomes more and more contradictory