1196 men aboard, 5 days in water, 317 survived
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.
world war ii
shark attack
based on true story
naval warfare
pacific ocean
1940s
naval disaster
hallucinations
open-sea survival
atomic bomb delivery
torpedo attack
naval battlefield
wartime secrets
ocean isolation
military tragedy
moral burden