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USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Sea | Holding On | 3

Against The Odds

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'I'm Ok. They're Just Burns'

Haines touches the scorched skin on his forehead. Have the burns gotn worse? He's been too busy to pay attention to his own health. Two days ago, hundreds of men in his group tied their life jackets together to help each other stay afloat. Now it's breaking apart entirely. Haynes watches as dozens of sailors work frantically to untie their knots and swim away from each other. One group of sailors is viciously attacking a lone man, punching him and trying to push his head under the waves. Haines begins paddling towards the shouts to see if he can help. As the moon grows brighter, he gets a clear view of the scene beginning to unfold

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