Plot hole: Dafoe and Bullock leave the ship a long time before it hits the tanker and there is a lot more time before it crashes into the town and even more before Alex gets on that speedboat. No matter how fast he could have gone, there is no way he would have caught up with them.
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Plot summary
Directed by: Jan de Bont
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Temuera Morrison
Annie broke up with Jack (her boyfriend in the first movie) and is now dating Alex, who lied to her that he is a beach patrol cop when he's really a member of the SWAT team. She discovers the truth wheen she sees him in a high-speed chase with a robber. To make things up he takes her on a cruise to the Caribbean. Mad computer scientist Geiger takes control of the ship using several laptop computers and sets it on a collision course with an oil tanker to get revenge against the cruise line for firing him after he got a terminal illness. Alex and Annie team up with some crew members to foil Geiger's plans.
Eric
Alex: Go faster.
Maurice: Give me one good reason.
Alex: If you don't, I'll push you off the boat.
Maurice: That's a good reason.
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Answer: Annie is a reckless driver. The way she drives during her test certainly fits with the description she gives in the first film of why her license was revoked. She only says "speeding" when asked why her license was revoked but excessive speeding and reckless driving go hand in hand. It is doubtful that anyone who has had their license revoked for speeding tickets would be an otherwise safe and responsible driver.
BaconIsMyBFF
Not everyone that speeds is reckless. The driving scene in Speed 2 is excessively bad.