Uss indianapolis shark attack survivor stories. This story originally published on july 26 2014. Over the course of the four days the crew died off from a combination of exposure dehydration saltwater poisoning crewmembers became disoriented and began to drink the ocean water and shark attacks. Testimony of edgar harrell.
As long as tales of the sea move human hearts the story of the indianapolis will shock and inspire. Jaws itself celebrates a landmark anniversary this year turning 45. Three hundred men died in the initial catastrophe on july 30 1945 then the survivors cast into the sea suffered unimaginable horrors abandoned for days without food or water in shark infested waters.
The tragedy of the sinking of the uss indianapolis extends across eras. Most of the shark related causalities came from oceanic whitetips which are one of the most aggressive types of sharks. The fictional character quint recounting his survival ordeal in the real wwii sinking of the uss indianapolis in the.
But surviving the submarine attack was only the start of the ordeal for the survivors who had few lifeboats and little food or water. Loel dean cox passed away in 2015. This scene brought indianapolis and its sinking into a much wider public spotlight 30 years after the original events occurred.
Survivor accounts from the worst sea disaster in us. In his hand was a toy sailor hed been given in childhood as a lucky charm. There are now just 10 remaining survivors of the uss indianapolis tragedy.
Naval history lynn vincent sara vladic though tony king is sharp and alert at the age of 94 a part of him is trapped. Once all survivors had been rescued the pby 5a had to be sunk as it was damaged from the landing and survivors and not able to fly. The uss indianapolis is considered to be the worst case of shark attacks in history.
It has become one of the most memorable monologues in cinema history. Reports from the indianapolis survivors indicate that the sharks tended to attack live victims close to the surface leading historians to believe that most of the shark related causalities came. That first morning we had sharks.
Corporal edgar harrell was a marine a 20 year old kid who finished his watch on.
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