
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.

as Dirk Pitt

as Dr. Eva Rojas

as Al Giordino

as General Zateb Kazim

as Yves Massarde

as Admiral Jim Sandecker

as Rudi Gunn

as Dr. Frank Hopper

as Imam

as Oshodi

as Carl

as Captain Tombs

as Modibo

as Oumar

as Zakara

as Azikiwe Nwokolo

as Mrs. Nwokolo

as Ambassador Polidori

as Kazim's Officer Asselar

as Lawyer

as Train Driver

as Gunboat 1 Officer

as Pick Up Truck Guard

as 1st Lieutenant, Ironclad

as Tuareg Village Boy #1

as Tuareg Sangare

as Fuse Cutter

as Pick Up Truck Driver

as Modibo's Tuareg #2

as Train Guard

as Gun Captain

as Tuareg Village Boy #2

as NUMA Crew Member

as Pilot, Ironclad

as Powder Monkey

as Solar Plant Guard

as Old Woman in Labbezanga

as Sailor Who Drops Gold