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This section included the sick bay, a large section of sleeping quarters, and the area occupied by the stewards, that whole section. So tons of them died immediately in an awful ways. Now, to make matters worse, the fire was rapidly making its way to the decks above, risking the lives of anyone in that area, too. Oh, God. Yeah.

This section included the sick bay, a large section of sleeping quarters, and the area occupied by the stewards, that whole section. So tons of them died immediately in an awful ways. Now, to make matters worse, the fire was rapidly making its way to the decks above, risking the lives of anyone in that area, too. Oh, God. Yeah.

Given that they were on a highly classified mission, the entire crew of the Indianapolis would be abandoning ship, not knowing whether they would be rescued and without knowing how close the Japanese submarine was and whether it was still hunting them.

Given that they were on a highly classified mission, the entire crew of the Indianapolis would be abandoning ship, not knowing whether they would be rescued and without knowing how close the Japanese submarine was and whether it was still hunting them.

And so abandoning ship under those circumstances was only slightly less risky than being on board a burning ship. Yeah. Like, there was really no good option here.

And so abandoning ship under those circumstances was only slightly less risky than being on board a burning ship. Yeah. Like, there was really no good option here.

And by barely. Yeah, like a fraction. Now, McVeigh had just climbed onto the ladder that led to the bridge when the ship suddenly shifted violently about 25 degrees to the right. And the jolt caused many of the crewmen on deck to fall off the side of the deck and into the water below.

And by barely. Yeah, like a fraction. Now, McVeigh had just climbed onto the ladder that led to the bridge when the ship suddenly shifted violently about 25 degrees to the right. And the jolt caused many of the crewmen on deck to fall off the side of the deck and into the water below.

A few seconds later, when he reached the bridge, McVeigh said the ship shifted again, this time about in a 45 degree angle. And that sent more crewmen flying into the water. And these guys don't have life jackets on. Right. No, they're not. Like they're trying to grab life jackets, but many of them are just being shot into the water.

A few seconds later, when he reached the bridge, McVeigh said the ship shifted again, this time about in a 45 degree angle. And that sent more crewmen flying into the water. And these guys don't have life jackets on. Right. No, they're not. Like they're trying to grab life jackets, but many of them are just being shot into the water.

When McVeigh finally reached the communication deck, the ship appeared to have settled at a 60-degree angle. And what he recalled, he said, there were some youngsters there that were jumping over the side. And I got to the lifeline on the communications deck and yelled at those boys to not jump over the side unless they had life jackets. So he's trying to save these kids. Yeah.

When McVeigh finally reached the communication deck, the ship appeared to have settled at a 60-degree angle. And what he recalled, he said, there were some youngsters there that were jumping over the side. And I got to the lifeline on the communications deck and yelled at those boys to not jump over the side unless they had life jackets. So he's trying to save these kids. Yeah.

Now, at the time, McVeigh was trying to unsecure the lifeboats and make sure as many crewmen had life preservers on before jumping. But a few seconds later, the Indianapolis shifted hard to the right yet again, leaving the ship at a 90-degree angle. McVeigh was making his way to the end point of the deck at this point, and the bow of the ship snapped off and dropped into the water. Oh, fuck.

Now, at the time, McVeigh was trying to unsecure the lifeboats and make sure as many crewmen had life preservers on before jumping. But a few seconds later, the Indianapolis shifted hard to the right yet again, leaving the ship at a 90-degree angle. McVeigh was making his way to the end point of the deck at this point, and the bow of the ship snapped off and dropped into the water. Oh, fuck.

Now, the impact of such a large section of the ship hitting the ocean caused a wave that swept up onto the ship and sent McVeigh and many others tumbling from the ship into the water now. Like, they got swept off in a wave.

Now, the impact of such a large section of the ship hitting the ocean caused a wave that swept up onto the ship and sent McVeigh and many others tumbling from the ship into the water now. Like, they got swept off in a wave.

Literally. Like, and these are 18 and 19 year olds. Who Justin, like, enlisted or were drafted. This is like a bunch of, like, teenagers. My God. Yeah. And McVeigh, as soon as he went off the side, McVeigh said, I immediately thought, well, this is the end of me. And I turned around and immediately swam away from the Indianapolis.

Literally. Like, and these are 18 and 19 year olds. Who Justin, like, enlisted or were drafted. This is like a bunch of, like, teenagers. My God. Yeah. And McVeigh, as soon as he went off the side, McVeigh said, I immediately thought, well, this is the end of me. And I turned around and immediately swam away from the Indianapolis.

Now McVeigh and several others had only been swimming for a few seconds when they felt a rush of heat against their backs and then a swell of hot, oily water. When they turned to see what happened, they saw that the remains of the USS Indianapolis got sucked down into the black water.

Now McVeigh and several others had only been swimming for a few seconds when they felt a rush of heat against their backs and then a swell of hot, oily water. When they turned to see what happened, they saw that the remains of the USS Indianapolis got sucked down into the black water.