: Of the 1,196 men on board, roughly 900 made it into the water. They remained stranded for five days in shark-infested waters without food or fresh water, suffering from exposure and dehydration.
Secrets, Survival, Sharks. Set in mid-1945 during World War II, the USS Indianapolis, led by Captain Charles McVay (Nicolas Cage), USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
: They were spotted by chance by a routine patrol plane. Only 316 men survived the ordeal. : Of the 1,196 men on board, roughly
(2016) is a war disaster film that dramatizes the tragic true story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in the closing stages of World War II. Directed by Mario Van Peebles and starring Nicolas Cage as Captain Charles McVay, the movie follows the crew after they complete a secret mission to deliver components of the atomic bomb, Little Boy, to Tinian Island. The Plot and History Set in mid-1945 during World War II, the
: Shortly after delivering its cargo, the ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, the I-58 , in the Philippine Sea on July 30, 1945.