Alayna

This is a massive ship. Massive. Now, the explosions on the Indianapolis had dumped countless gallons of oil and debris into the water. And when the ship sank, it churned up the waters. So that makes it even worse. And it was well after midnight. So pitch black. Like pitch black. So McVeigh couldn't see anything, but all he could hear around him was screaming.

This is a massive ship. Massive. Now, the explosions on the Indianapolis had dumped countless gallons of oil and debris into the water. And when the ship sank, it churned up the waters. So that makes it even worse. And it was well after midnight. So pitch black. Like pitch black. So McVeigh couldn't see anything, but all he could hear around him was screaming.

And some of them were, I mean, some people were just screaming because of what just happened. And some of them were screaming because they were horrifically injured. Oh. Out of the darkness, he ended up seeing a large vegetable crate float by, so he climbed on top of it to get out of the water. Smart.

And some of them were, I mean, some people were just screaming because of what just happened. And some of them were screaming because they were horrifically injured. Oh. Out of the darkness, he ended up seeing a large vegetable crate float by, so he climbed on top of it to get out of the water. Smart.

And he said a few minutes later, two of the life rafts, likely released from the ship as it went down, floated by, so he grabbed both of those. And the wood lattice that would stabilize the bottoms of the rafts had gone, and there was no oars. But he said, it's better than nothing. Yeah.

And he said a few minutes later, two of the life rafts, likely released from the ship as it went down, floated by, so he grabbed both of those. And the wood lattice that would stabilize the bottoms of the rafts had gone, and there was no oars. But he said, it's better than nothing. Yeah.

And he got inside one and he said he called out to anyone around him trying to collect the nearest survivors and get them on the rafts. And with the help of the quartermaster, Vincent, Vincent Allard, Captain McVeigh lashed the two rafts together so they wouldn't get separated by the current.

And he got inside one and he said he called out to anyone around him trying to collect the nearest survivors and get them on the rafts. And with the help of the quartermaster, Vincent, Vincent Allard, Captain McVeigh lashed the two rafts together so they wouldn't get separated by the current.

Now, in another part of this disaster, Glenn Morgan, another crewman, spotted one of the seaplanes that had come loose from the ship when it sank. Because the ship was so massive, it had seaplanes attached to it. 610 feet long. Yeah. Massive. Now, miraculously, the plane appeared to have survived the explosion and was in an upright position. Wow.

Now, in another part of this disaster, Glenn Morgan, another crewman, spotted one of the seaplanes that had come loose from the ship when it sank. Because the ship was so massive, it had seaplanes attached to it. 610 feet long. Yeah. Massive. Now, miraculously, the plane appeared to have survived the explosion and was in an upright position. Wow.

So he swam towards it thinking, holy shit, this might be the only way for us to get out of here. Yeah. But when he reached the plane, he saw that it was badly damaged and it was slowly sinking.

So he swam towards it thinking, holy shit, this might be the only way for us to get out of here. Yeah. But when he reached the plane, he saw that it was badly damaged and it was slowly sinking.

His disappointment was only slightly tempered by the fact that just underneath the plane's tail was one of the wooden life rafts. Oh, that's good. So he acted real quickly because this thing was sinking. And taking the life raft down with it. Grabbed the raft before it was sucked down with the plane.

His disappointment was only slightly tempered by the fact that just underneath the plane's tail was one of the wooden life rafts. Oh, that's good. So he acted real quickly because this thing was sinking. And taking the life raft down with it. Grabbed the raft before it was sucked down with the plane.

Once he was on board, he took a look around and spotted another raft nearby and started paddling towards that with his hands. So these men are, like, getting the idea that we need to, like, start lashing these together and stay together. But they're in the pitch fucking black in the middle of the goddamn ocean. Yeah, and horrifically injured. At that point, Morgan couldn't see any other survivors.

Once he was on board, he took a look around and spotted another raft nearby and started paddling towards that with his hands. So these men are, like, getting the idea that we need to, like, start lashing these together and stay together. But they're in the pitch fucking black in the middle of the goddamn ocean. Yeah, and horrifically injured. At that point, Morgan couldn't see any other survivors.

He could just hear people screaming. So he started lashing the two rafts together, just hoping he could get more people on them. And as he was working to get the rafts secured to one another, he said heads began popping up out of the darkness several feet away. And he said one after the other. He just saw heads popping out of the ocean, completely covered in oil and completely unrecognizable.

He could just hear people screaming. So he started lashing the two rafts together, just hoping he could get more people on them. And as he was working to get the rafts secured to one another, he said heads began popping up out of the darkness several feet away. And he said one after the other. He just saw heads popping out of the ocean, completely covered in oil and completely unrecognizable.

Morgan paddled the rafts to the men and they climbed aboard, exhausted but okay and covered in oil.

Morgan paddled the rafts to the men and they climbed aboard, exhausted but okay and covered in oil.