Complex sentence: In the book and the original 1972 film, the ship is in the Mediterranean on its final cruise, which will take it to the breaker's yards in Greece, but an undersea earthquake produces a tidal wave that capsizes the ship.
Split into simpler sentences: In the book and the original film, the ship is in the Mediterranean on its final cruise, which will take it to the breaker's yards in Greece. An undersea earthquake produces a tidal wave that capsizes the ship.