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USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Troubled Waters | 2

2022/1/25
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The USS Indianapolis faces a devastating torpedo attack, leading to immediate casualties and a rapid sinking. Survivors struggle to help injured crew members and manage the chaos as the ship tilts and eventually sinks.

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The nine hundred men who survived the torpedo attack on the U.S.S. Indianapolis are either drifting in the sea, fighting strong currents and swells, or clinging to rafts. They’re at the mercy of the ocean, hundreds of miles from land, with dwindling supplies and no drinking water. And soon, they’ll have to confront a terrifying new challenge – shark attacks.

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