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This series originally aired in 2022.

Dr. Lewis Haines drashes his arms against the surface of the ocean.

He's been treading water for almost 48 hours and his muscles burn fatigue.

But right now, he needs to turn up as much water as he can.

Far in the distance, he can see an American bomber plane approaching.

Maybe, just maybe, the pilot will see his splashy and rescue him from this hell.

It's the early evening of July 31st, 1945.

Two days since the Navy cruiser, U.S.S. Indianapolis was sunk by Japanese torpedoes.

Now, Haines floats in the open ocean with a group of a few

hundred survivors. They don't have a single life raft. No drinking water, no food,

and many of the men were burned and wounded in the torpedo attack.

As the ship's doctor, Haines has done his best to tend to them, but despite his efforts,

over a quarter of the original survivors have died, some from their

injuries, some from exhaustion and dehydration, and some from shark attacks.

The bomber passes behind some clouds and disappears.

The hum of his engines fades to silence.

It's gone.

Haines stop flashing and leans his head back against the rough fabric of his life jacket,

trying not to feel hopeless.

The bomber was just one of many that have flown by since they were stranded, but Haynes knows that unless a plane is actually looking for them, it's unlikely they'll be spotted.

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