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The Dutch East Indies, in the late 19th century. Capt. Hanson of the `Batavia
Queen` is preparing to embark on a salvage expedition. His mistress, Laura,
knows the location of a ship belonging to her late husband, a shipwreck
concealing a cargo of rare pearls. A diver and a diving bell are aboard ship.
But a government agent coerces Hanson into accepting a shipment of
convicts for the ship`s hold. The wreck lies dangerously close to the erupting
volcano on the island of Krakatoa, where Laura's young son attends the
convent school...