The Ship that Changed the World
Documentary
A historical drama about the birth of M/S Selandia, the world’s first ocean-going diesel-powered ship
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The M/S Selandia was a revolution to the international shipping industry and a groundbreaking invention made possible by the perseverance and determination of three visionaries: technical wizard Ivar Knudsen, inventor Rudolf Diesel and business magnate, H.N. Andersen. Their foresight made M/S Selandia a reality that changed the world forever. Less than a year after the maiden voyage of M/S Selandia in 1912, Rudolf Diesel died under mysterious circumstances, followed only a few years later by Ivar Knudsen, who suffered the same ill fate. At a time when nations were on the brink of the World War, and with Germany and England showing great interest in this invention, is it too farfetched to believe that these deaths were more than coincidental, perhaps even result of a sinister plot?
Director
Michael Schmidt-Olsen
Producer
Jacob Bendtsen, Anders Dylov
Produced by
Chroma Film ApS
Original title
Magten Over Havet - M/S Selandia
Format
58 min.
Release
2012