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USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Abandon Ship | 1

2022/1/18
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Charles McVeigh
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Adolfo Harpo Celaya: Harpo在印第安纳波利斯号巡洋舰上值夜班前,在甲板上找地方睡觉,他感到自己与船员格格不入,并经历了袭击的恐怖。爆炸发生时,他被抛起,他的毯子被烧毁,但幸运的是他本人毫发无损。他目睹了周围的混乱和尖叫,以及船只下沉的整个过程,最终与朋友一起跳海逃生。他回忆起在亚利桑那州的童年,以及在船上作为少数几个西班牙裔之一的经历,这让他感到与其他船员格格不入。袭击发生后,他经历了巨大的恐惧和不确定性,但他努力保持冷静,并最终与朋友一起逃生。他紧紧抓住他脖子上的圣安东尼奖章,这是他的幸运符,这体现了他对信仰和幸运的渴望。 Lewis Haynes: Haynes中尉在休假后即将返回印第安纳波利斯号,他因之前目睹的战争创伤而感到焦虑和不安。他与家人团聚的短暂时光让他更加意识到战争的残酷和对家人的思念。他无法向妻子透露他在战争中目睹的恐怖,只能默默承受内心的痛苦。他作为海军军医,在战争中目睹了大量的伤亡和痛苦,这给他带来了巨大的心理负担。他担心即将到来的任务,并为船员的安全担忧。 Charles McVeigh: McVeigh船长在印第安纳波利斯号完成维修后,与妻子共度短暂的时光,即将执行一项高度机密的任务。他尽职尽责地检查船只,并关心新来的船员。他努力营造积极的工作氛围,并与船员们交流,但内心却对即将到来的任务感到不安。他收到了命令,要求他优先保护秘密货物,即使这意味着牺牲船员的生命。这让他感到巨大的压力和道德困境。他与妻子的短暂团聚让他更加珍惜家庭的温暖,也让他更加意识到战争的残酷和不确定性。 Mochitsura Hashimoto: Hashimoto中尉指挥日本潜艇I-58号,发现并准备攻击一艘大型美国军舰。他作为潜艇指挥官,渴望获得重大战果,以证明自己的能力和为国效力。他经历了紧张和兴奋的时刻,在攻击前祈祷,并下达了攻击命令。他清楚地知道日本即将战败,但他仍然忠于职守,尽力完成自己的任务。他指挥潜艇成功击沉印第安纳波利斯号,这对他来说是一个重要的时刻,但也让他意识到战争的残酷和无情。

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The USS Indianapolis is attacked by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea, leading to the sinking of the ship and the stranding of its survivors in the open ocean.

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In the final weeks of World War II, the Navy cruiser U.S.S. Indianapolis was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine in the middle of the Philippine Sea. The nine hundred survivors found themselves stranded in the middle of the open ocean, many without rafts or life vests, wondering when – or if – help was coming.

This is the story of the greatest sea disaster in U.S. naval history, and the courageous men who survived it.

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