USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

1196 men aboard, 5 days in water, 317 survived

A grim, historically grounded survival tragedy that chronicles the USS Indianapolis crew's five-day ordeal of starvation, dehydration, and shark attacks in the Pacific.

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.