Ever since that movie, “Floundering” and “foundering” have come to mean the same thing! A Flounder” IS A FISH, DARN IT! THIS is what “foundering means;
“foun·der2 [foun-der] Show IPA
verb (used without object)
1.
(of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
2.
to fall or sink down, as buildings, ground, etc.: Built on a former lake bed, the building has foundered nearly ten feet.
3.
to become wrecked; fail utterly: The project foundered because public support was lacking.
4.
to stumble, break down, or go lame, as a horse: His mount foundered on the rocky path.”
As an old sailor, this ticks me off!