The
Krazny Oktyabr (Red October), the Soviet Union's newest Typhoon class
missile submarine has set sail. In command is Marko Ramius, the Lithuanian
born "test pilot of submarines." With the death of the Red
October's political officer the disenchanted Ramius and his hand picked
cadre of officers begin their own mission. A mysterious letter posted
by Ramius to the chief political officer of the Soviet Navy initiates
unprecedented Soviet Naval activities in the North Atlantic ocean.
Red October disappears as Soviet ships and submarines race towards
the North American coast. CIA analyst Jack Ryan believes the sub possesses
an unusual, nearly silent propulsion system which renders it practically
undetectable by sonar. Ryan also believes that Ramius is attempting
to defect to the west -- partially because intelligence sources have
revealed the Soviet fleet has orders to find and sink Krazny Oktyabr!
Finding the sub and determining Ramius' true intentions draws both
the Soviet and combined US/UK Navies into the hunt for Red October.
Both sides engage in an intricate game of chess played out on, under,
and over the North Atlantic as fleets of ships, subs, and aircraft
face off against each other while searching for the "lost" Red
October. Weapons are fired in anger, and blood drawn on both sides
as Red October battles to complete Ramius' mission.
The
Krazny Oktyabr (Red October), the Soviet Union's newest Typhoon class
missile submarine has set sail. In command is Marko Ramius, the Lithuanian
born "test pilot of submarines." With the death of the Red
October's political officer the disenchanted Ramius and his hand picked
cadre of officers begin their own mission. A mysterious letter posted
by Ramius to the chief political officer of the Soviet Navy initiates
unprecedented Soviet Naval activities in the North Atlantic ocean.
Red October disappears as Soviet ships and submarines race towards
the North American coast. CIA analyst Jack Ryan believes the sub possesses
an unusual, nearly silent propulsion system which renders it practically
undetectable by sonar. Ryan also believes that Ramius is attempting
to defect to the west -- partially because intelligence sources have
revealed the Soviet fleet has orders to find and sink Krazny Oktyabr!
Finding the sub and determining Ramius' true intentions draws both
the Soviet and combined US/UK Navies into the hunt for Red October.
Both sides engage in an intricate game of chess played out on, under,
and over the North Atlantic as fleets of ships, subs, and aircraft
face off against each other while searching for the "lost" Red
October. Weapons are fired in anger, and blood drawn on both sides
as Red October battles to complete Ramius' mission.