Fantastic re-telling of the worst mass shark attacks in history. You included things I had never heard before. You delivered the story in a captivating and commanding manner that held my attention till the end. For anyone that hasn't heard the details of the Indianapolis, your rendition will not disappoint. Great job, Hal. I'm hoping that you have a Part 2, After the Rescue in the works.
So there’s more to the story? I haven’t listened to this yet so I’m excited to hear it but do you mean when they get home?anyway I do hope there is more the subject is fascinating
@@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934 I'm just talking about when they get home and maybe go over a couple of the guys personal stories. It would be cool if there was one that ended up like Quint from Jaws, but I don't believe there was.
Agreed, it was a harrowing recount of events but he did a fantastic job. The names, specific details and delivery was great. I almost felt like I was there. 😔
I grew up on a small ranch in southern California. East of San Diego. Our neighbor was a skinny, leathery skinned elderly man who was mild mannered and friendly. He always wore a cap that had the USS Indianapolis insignia on it. I knew he was a Navy/WWII veteran and I treated him with the same respect and admiration as my grandfather who was also a veteran and a CMH recipient. Most of the adults in my life were veterans and you didn't question it. You simply paid them the respect they were due. No ands, ifs or buts...if you did you got your ass beat. I knew Mr Patterson from the time I was in kindergarten until I graduated from highschool. I would see him everyday as I did my chores on the ranch. Our properties shared a grazing pasture and we would both be out in the early morning and late afternoon tending to livestock. He always made a point to come over and greet me. Sometimes he'd just come over and stand nearby and not say much after the greeting. People today might think that creepy or weird but Mr Patterson had a presence about him and it wasn't weird at all. Kind of comforting really. Every time I seen him over the course of 17-18 years he always wore that cap... USS Indianapolis. And it was always pristine. Never dirty, misshaped, worn or faded as most caps do over time. He was always polite and respectful but you could sense that there was some kind of underlying trauma that he tried to conceal. Occasionally I would hear him talk to himself in mumbles. It wasn't until the local newspaper did a full front page article about Mr Patterson for veterans day that I learned about the USS Indianapolis and my neighbors incredible experience with it. I was 17 and when I heard the story for the first time and was floored by it. I'd known the man my entire life to that point and he had never spoken about it once. No one did. What an ordeal. What a tragedy to endure and survive as a young sailor and then go on to live life for another 60 years. I wonder what was more difficult for him...all the time in the water with fuel, oil, sharks, sun, dead body's and the fear of being next...or the 60 odd years of life he had to live afterwards as a survivor of such a nightmare where so many of his friends did not. Survivors guilt and PTSD are terrible things to live with and try to make sense of. Many don't ever get past it. I didn't understand that until my own experience on the battlefield that came much later. Now I know without a doubt he struggled with it every single day of those 60 years. Great man Mr.Jimmy Patterson. Great man. May he rest in peace. Good on you for retelling this story. It's one that everyone should know about and everyone should respect and understand that we can endure crazy difficult things and keep moving forward. 🙋
@@lancecrocket2391 I saw a bumper sticker today that said SEMPER FI... FOR REAL! 😂 I thought that was funny... absolutely always faithful. It's my pleasure to tell that story. It's true. Not to wax poetic on you but in my opinion the reason why society is so fubar right now is we are missing the surplus of role models that my generation had. Men like my Dad, my uncle's, my Grandparents. My Grandpa Pret was a CHM recipient for his actions on D-Day. Humble as could be. My grandma was the cocky one. My uncle Rufus Lee was Air Cavalry in Vietnam. Real life hero. 6 Purple Heart's, Silver Star, Bronze Star..he was one of the real life hero chopper pilots in the battle that Mel Gibson depicts in the movie We Were Soldiers. Crashed 2 helicopters in trees in that battle. Hopped a ride out back to base and saddled a new ride and flew hauling ass right back in that mess... TWICE! He made 48 round trips. Left 2 choppers there. Didn't leave a single man unaccounted for. There is just not those kind of men alive anymore. My uncle RL didn't speak much. Would fall asleep horseback on hunting trips. Cool as they come. Life doesn't look as promising without men like that in the mix. It's gonna take a real war to fix it. A world war. Or a civil war God forbid. All the hard lessons need to be learned again unfortunately. That's the only place those lessons come from. The crucible. You know. Those lessons are always costly...I really didn't want that for my kids but it's clearly headed in that direction. Semper Fi Marine. Semper Fi for real. 🤟🙏🙋
@@jimig399 I am honored to have you share your stories and you are so right about the generations! Past and present that had to be the greatest generation of our country, what they did in ww2 for us and the world will never be repeated in any country or their population. Period!!!! Thanks again and Semper fi
Oh man, imagine surviving all of that and then being taken by a shark just as the rescue plane arrives. I think that's the saddest thing I've ever heard.
Quint, in the movie, telling his story of surviving the Indy sinking said he was afraid the most at the moment he waited to be lifted out of the water. Afraid he had lasted the 5 days, and to be attacked by a shark in the last minute.
I’ve learned more about the USS Indianapolis from this episode, than anything I’ve watched or heard before. I imagine the effects of what happened to these men has reverberated through their future generations. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks Hal for the history lesson . Breaks my heart. The reality of this tragedy should be taught in our school systems. You think the world would learn that war is disastrous and profits elitists . Governments continue to promote WAR via the Military - Industrial Complex. Makes money at the cost of human lives. Of course the USA needs military protection. We are proud of our Armed Force's.. However, Why are we always AT WAR...??? America needs to protect America first.
@@rhondapowell9942 Maybe you would be engaged if you actually bothered to listen instead of not paying attention whatsoever. Then again, I doubt your attention span could handle anything beyond tik tok content.
Poor Quint, to survive this unspeakable horror just to be hunted down by ol JAWS in the end! Good telling of a horrible incident Hal, you’re looking well these past 3 or so shows. Thank you from Nv. USA ☮️
Have heard this somber story told many times,and being a U.S. Navy veteran,truly appreciate not only your retelling,but the hours of research you undertook so that the story of the Indianapolis is never forgotten. Thank you.
Hal, you are amazing with your gift for telling stories and your belief that we should never forget the horrors so many have seen, whether they be as a consequence of war, illness, the Holocaust, etc. So many. "Never to forget".
Pretty scary stuff !!. Another lesser known tale is that of the USS Juneau , the cruiser that the famous Sullivan brothers served on in WWII. It was torpedoed off of Guadalcanal and sank immediately. no one looked for survivors leaving 140 men in the water to fend for themselves . After 8 days of no food , drinking water and hundreds of sharks only 10 men survived and were rescued . We hear a lot about the Sullivans but not much about how they were left to die at the mercy of the ocean. The story needs to be told so it won't be repeated and covered up.
@@sandrahammond5566 That was standard procedure during the Atlantic convoy's. When a ship would get torpedoed, the other ships were'nt allowed to stop and pick up the survivors, thousands were left to the sharks.
Never thought anyone would beat Captain Quint at the re-telling of this tragedy but holy crap, the details. Thanks for this, Hal - big fan of your channel.
Shark Week would become interesting again if they hired Hal. Hal, has an uncanny story telling talent that draws you in and puts you there as an eyewitness. This channel is essential!
He doesn’t like swimming in the ocean, and I think it’s a requirement on shark week to act like a total ass and harass wild animals for entertainment. I saw a guy jump ON to a shark last year.
Hal I gotta say we as in all of the Shark Happens crew are so very happy that you’ve been making a video every few days keep it coming cause your great man
I've been following Hal since the beginning. He's great. I could listen to him tell these stories for hours. I love to be scared of sharks but, only from dry land. Ppl that get in that damn water are crazy as hell to me. I just know if I stick my toe in the water, the only shark for miles would be swimming right past me & grab me. Everybody could swim with me & be totally safe bcuz the shark would focus on me like a lazer beam.
As an 8 year Navy vet myself (2007-2015), this story always chills me. We got taught how to abandon ship and survive being out in the open ocean but nothing can prepare you for what these men endured... Just imagining what it must have been like for the sailors that had given it all before I was and is to this day sombering. I have always been interested in Navel tragedies and battles, especially the WW2 era. How this mission went down and was handled was a shit show though and it def contributed to the total loss of life. Back onto your video. I love your work Hal! spot-on detail and you always show a level of professionalism. Keep up the great work.
Hi Hal, Andrew from south London, England, here...Can I say what an absolutely epic, riveting piece of narration that is? You should take it on tour and perform it on stage at your fine country's most prestigious theatres and universities. It's not just the extraordinary story and the spaghetti of plot lines that you marshal with such artistry, but you do it in a way that pays homage to the Indianapolis crew by taking us, your audience, into the water with them. Everything - the Tinian A-bomb run, the insights into the tactics of the Japanese submarine, the oil, the burns, the delusions, the vanishing belief in rescue, the sea-salt blisters, the baitfish that feasted on lacerations - conspires to transform this into something so much more than the timeworn evil shark massacre it has hitherto always been sold as. And a narration of over an hour! On top of everything else you've created a compelling epic of physical theatre. You are the Lee Marvin of pelagic horror.
What an incredible story. You did an excellent work of presentation to us. I met a survivor of The Indianapolis. I'm ashamed of myself. I was young and did not know what happened to these men. He had his living room decorated in pictures, flags, plaques, memorials, ribbons, etc... and I didn't know what to ask him. He was a wonderful kind man. He lived in Big Rapids, Michigan. I wish I could go back to 1999.
@@justmarj1521 There are only 5 left alive today out of the 316 survivors. I googled it. There are survivor testimonies on U Tube. The Captain committed suicide years later because he was blamed for not zigzagging the ship, they were torpedoed. He kept getting nasty letters from the families of the dead, so he killed himself.
@@yeswing10 I was just saying to my husband I thought he suicided. Such a tragic story. I dont think I would have ever recovered emotionally from something like that. Sharks scare the shit outta me. 😳
@@justmarj1521 me, too. The Greatest Generation really was. They saved the world and didn't talk about their hardships. My Uncle was a Red Arrow fighting the Japanese on Islands off the coast of Australia. He never talked about it. I found out a decade after he passed away.
@@yeswing10 my uncle was in the medical corp in Australian army WW2. Another uncle was a pilot, killed. Never knew him. My mum said her brother never talked about the war and was never really the same when he came back. :( WTF would they think of the shitshow of the world we have now. I shudder to think.
This is better than the movie. Seriously I can’t believe the details and how you do it Hal. Do you remember this all from your mind or reading on a screen behind camera?!?!?!? Either way unbelievable job thanks again I got a new view of what happened.thank you for all the time and research you put into your videos..
Yeah I wondered that too and paid close attention to if he was reading off screen and he totally wasn’t. You can tell with others that do. I truly believe he has all of that memorized which is unreal. If I still drank, I’d love to have a beer with Hal.
It is from memory. I could not get enough of the crazy story. Started with 1 book to cover the attacks then 7 books, internet snd interviews in Archives later i was able to piece it together. Part 2 will be just as fascinating and a bit anger inducing when covering the things that happened in part 1 that would allow that ship to be lost for 5 days. Crazy set of circumstances that will be covered
@@rottweilerfun9520 1786 ATTACK. That guy who was attacked, lost a leg in Cuba, many, many years later, he became Lord Mayor of London. Just shows how you're luck can change! The attack was in Cuba and it was a large Bull shark.
The level of detail you went into for this was so impressive. What a horrifying experience it must have been for everyone involved. I remember seeing a Discovery channel documentary where they were saying the sharks were only attacking the dead. I’d definitely believe the survivor’s accounts over this though
@@whitetiger39619 Agreed. I love sharks but there’s so much misinformation around attacks. They’re an apex predator and they’ll sadly take advantage of a sea disastor
Apex in the shark species, watched a killer whale turn a big GW upside down so it went into that catatonic state, it ate only the liver, and all the tagged GW sharks left their feeding ground ASAP, and didn't return for many months.It is believed GW's can smell when one of there own have been attacked/ eaten.It was witnessed by whale watchers in the red triangle, California, if I remember rightly, it's on u-tube.It was a female teaching her calf. 🏴
The survivors in this story give a new meaning to the terms "strong resolve" and "faith". Well done in retelling it, as it is well worth a video that exceeds an hour in length!
When we went through boot camp for the navy, this story is an example they tell us on why we all needed to know how to swim. Pretty insane stuff man keep up the good work!
Yeah.... the Navy used the Captain as their scapegoat. Court-martial. Why'd the Rear Admiral, Earnest King, push it? Because the Captain's dad, who had been the admiral when King was under him, got in trouble sneaking girls in. Went on King's record. It was payback. What an ass!
@@SharksHappen do you know how many different types of sharks were there eating the sailors?? I heard you mention oceanic white tips and tigers, but have you heard stories of any others like great whites or bull sharks??
Yaye a long episode!!! I can't get enough of this channel. I been telling my family and friends about your no nonsense approach. You tell it like it is. Thank God!!!❤
I've read a couple of books about this horrific event. Looking forward to this video. Thanks Hal for the great content. You rock man ! You really went above and beyond with this one. It should go viral.
Huge fan of the channel. This was something else, Hal. Nothing to say which others haven’t always, your storytelling - the details - everything. Incredible video. I’ve never properly had a good comprehension of the sheer size of this disaster until now. Bravo.
Absolute truth! Hal did a tremendous job telling this story. He must have worked on this for ages. ❤ I wonder if he takes or if he'll ever accept donations. He really does do a lot of research and works so hard for us. I rarely ever see an Ad if any at all.
Have to say I watched the film USS Indianapolis-Men of Courage starring Nicholas Cage a few weeks ago. Hal gave much, much more insight into what happened and what those poor men had to endure than that film ever did. I could visualize EVERYTHING as Hal was talking. Incredible narration. Thank you.
A long episode about one of my favourite WWII stories! Hal you are the man! I have a hospital appointment I'm about to head off to, but I will be back to watch this in its entirety.
When Quint tells the story on Jaws it was bad. Now that I've heard you tell it I'm beginning to think that maybe the sharks getting you was better than all of the other awful things that these boys went thru. I've been listening to you for about a year Hal, and what I like the most is that you tell it like it is. You don't bullshit us like everyone else seems to do these days. I can't imagine how these boys suffered in those 4 days. And how they must have suffered from trauma the rest of their lives. My father fought the Germans and was wounded and sent home. He didn't speak of the war to my older siblings but he opened up to me about it one day years later as I was the youngest. That war tore up my father, tore up our family. Thank you for telling this story Hal. I'll never forget it.
Hal, Outstanding! I've never read the story about Indianapolis tragedy; I could never work up the courage. I've heard bits and pieces throughout the years. OMG, what those poor, unfortunate men went through; it makes me shudder! You delivered an outstanding narration. KUDOS! And from here on in, I will include the Men of the Indianapolis, along with all Vets & Active Duty, in my prayers. Thank You for your hard work. We all should know this story; the story of Men who fought for Our Freedom. God Bless them and their Families. ❤ 🇺🇸
Don't forget the USS Liberty. Bad enough getting attacked by the enemy, but when it's intentionally by one of your closest 'allies', you know the Constitution got shot along with JFK.
Thank you for covering this incident which happened 3 years before my birth Hal. It wasn't till I was in my 30s that I heard about this catestrophic historical event. It wasn't discussed at all while I was growing up & it wasn't mentioned in history class.
You are correct, Patricia! I never heard it either. The tragic event was too horrible for young ears I suppose. But, it IS a story we should all know. All of those courageous Men fought for Our Freedom. God Bless them, all Active Duty and Veterans. They will always be in my prayers. 🇺🇸 ❤
You've been promising this I've been waiting. Thank you. I can't even begin to imagine the horror of the crew. She didn't take long to go down. Maybe the crew that died on board were the lucky ones.
My papaw was a part of the rescue team! His stories on what he saw and what went down was so scary and traumatic for him. Amazing video bro! And I also promise you one thing my papaw wasn't prone to telling lies like the shark whisperer peta cults, but according to what he saw these sharks saw these people as food not misidentified seals or some such bullshit and piss science comes out with
YES INDEED , THEY SEE EVERYTHING AS A POSSIBLE MEAL ,, NO SHIT ,,, PEOPLE EVEN GET EATEN , JUST DISAPPEAR & NOBODY EVEN THINKS THAT A SHARK HAD A FULL MEAL AND YOU MAY JUST THINK THAT THAT PERSON JUST DISAPPEARED FOR SOME REASON UNKNOWN , BUT NOT THINKING A SHARK HAD A MEAL ,& NOBODY EVEN THINKS OF A MISSING PERSON AS JUST A MEAL FOR A SHARK , DON'T EVER SWIM ALONE & I WOULD NEVER ,,EVER AGAIN GO FOR A SWIM IN THE WATER AS SHARKS COULD BE ANYWHERE WHERE THEY WANT TO BE ❗❗❗LIKE HAL'S SAYING , " YOU ARE MORE AFRAID OF SHARKS THAN THEY ARE AFRAID OF YOU " ❗❗❗❗SOOO TRUE
Science doesn't say that these sharks didn't see the men like this as a food source. But most attacks is a mistaken identity. Whether you day so or not. Definitely not like this. Oceanic white tips will eat people. Great whites will eat people same with tigers and bulls. If every shark attack seen a person as a meal then there would be thousands of more deaths. Usually it's just a little bite. An exploratory bite. If they are wanting to eat you then your getting eaten. So saying sharks see people as food usually is just wrong. If they did every shark attack would end with s fatality. But that's not even close to the case.
That is true. I had a terrible dream once in Owensburg that a great white shark was tearing through my home. Later told my brother a sea captain Mikie Malloy I dreamed of a great white shark in the willoughby bay of Norfolk Va. He told me that indeed there was one.. during the wintertime..I now live in Texas. Have not encountered any sharks, but a friend of ours twice saw one coming in on the waves, so we calmly got out of the water both times. Never swam in the bays again swim only in the pools.
I also read urinating into the sea in California can attract great white sharks, as they found out.besides bleeding or being injured..People are considered food...
Outstanding depiction of the events that transpired during that horrific tragedy. I've watched a multitude of documentary's movies etc. You gave a realistic minds eye view of anarchy that transpired after ship slipped into the abyss. Brutal experience for those men. 👍🇺🇸
You outdone yourself with this Hal! Very detailed explanation of the worst shark attack in history! You captured every event with precision and clarity so those of us truely understand exactly what transpired with the USS Indianapolis and those poor souls …thank you for your sincerity and clarity as a reminder to us all!!! WE DON’T WANT WAR!!!! Amen
Had plenty of nightmares. I am very motion sick and hate being on water more than a few hours even with meds i have. And i am afraid of whatever could be in the water. And we definitely dont want war.
Omg...you made my day Hal ! This was a genius,tear jerking episode.I felt every emotion, failure,and loss. Thank you. PS,I got to touch a real "Fat Boy" nuclear bomb at West Point..You made it all come to life !
Great video Hal, been waiting for this one. The detail you have in this is fascinating. What a horrific ordeal these people endured. Respects to all those who didn't make it home. From 🇨🇦 ✌️
Hands down the best telling of this event I have ever heard. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I was going to watch it over 2 days, but I couldn't stop. Outstanding job! I don't even drink anymore and I would have a beer with you any day.
Hal, Thank you for taking the time to speak on the USS INDIANAPOLIS 🇺🇸 I often research past wars, especially those men/women who were lost. The horror seen in war, I can't imagine! Words can't describe what each man suffered, but you express it in detail very well. So many names, so many lost!
Even tho I know sharks can’t psychically survive in the lakes in Alberta that I swim in every summer, you can’t convince my paranoia there isn’t a shark underneath me every-time I’m swimming!! 🙃
Actually , Alberta is the only place in the world besides a part of Nicaragua that is known for Great Whites and Oceanic White Tips that have evolved to live in freshwater lakes. So , your feelings were absolutely on point. It's thought that millions of years ago the lakes were accessible through underground rivers that were salty from the salt in one of the Earths layers and some millions of years ago access was cut off due to a shift in the tectonic plates. Very gradually the lakes lost their salinity and the sharks were able to adapt because the process was so gradual. The Bull and Tiger sharks were unable to adapt as temperatures dropped , that's lucky for you.
I would love a part 2. The survivors and their stories. Where did they go? What was their life like afterwards. I could find them on YT and most likely will, but you are a master story teller. Your adding up the collection of the accounts adds so much to the events.
I was glued for the entire hour. Thank you! My dad was a Merchant Marine in WWII. He went to King's Point Naval Academy in NY Long Island. He just turned 98. He doesn't like to talk about the war.
Hal, I would love to give you a huge SHOUT OUT for your outstanding work researching and love for these magnificent animals! You are an inspiration to so many of us. Thank you. 😘🦈💚💜
Most detailed story I've ever heard. Great job, Hal! Thank you so much for keeping the sacrifice of these brave souls alive with your story. Awesome job 👍
One of my uncles had a very high rank on one of the well known battleships but I can`t remember the name. He was in charge of communications and the electrical system I believe. He wouldn`t say much about it unless he got drunk. Another uncle survived piloting a landing craft on D-day until it was blown up. He was missing and presumed dead after the war was over but stole a boat in some river and made it out to sea and was spotted by a friendly ship. He wouldn`t talk about it either. My dad told me bits of their stories. After the bombing of Hiroshima they met up by chance there. Radiation darkened his skin so bad that he looked black after he finally made it home. His brother later died of cancer. My uncle on the ship talked about how difficult it was to shoot down the Japanese planes trying to fly into their ships and all the bodies floating in the sea. I wish I knew more about their stories. My cousin who was a gunner in a helicopter in Vietnam told me several horror stories when he`d drink then he`d want to fight. He was the only survivor when their helicopter was shot down once but he said they`d been shot down repeatedly. His dad is the one cancer got and it got him too and other relatives who were there. I saw horrifying pictures some Vietnam Veterans brought back and talked to others and watched them cry over having to fight children.
Thanks Hal. This is the best in-depth look at this horrifying tale. This channel has quickly gone into the top 5 or 10 channels I am currently subscribed to. Its simply formatted and just gets straight into it. Oh yeah,.. I forgot to comment on the actual video but I really liked learning some of the anatomical things you showed us the other week when you used the little toy shark to point out various things. Your doing a damn good job Hal. Keep it up buddy!
Thank you for telling this story. Often times this kind of story gets lost to a new generation, and its very important to remember bcause if it gets lost we're doomed to repeat this kind of thing. So, thank you ! ❤️❤️
Hal, I have heard about this story, and seen the movie..however; you are such a great storyteller, and you have provided specific details on their ordeal. They are my heroes..🙏🇺🇸
I've seen several accounts of the Indianapolis sinking and following shark attacks. Wow this is one of, if not the best! You knocked it out of the park, keep up the great work. Thankfully there is someone who is devoted to finding and telling the truth about sharks and shark attacks.
Damn Hal. I was bummed you stopped there. I was so enthralled with your storytelling that I didn't want you to stop. Very well done dude. I can imagine the horror those men went through. The nightmares those men must have endured after being rescued had to be horrible. The bomb they delivered brought about so much horror for the Japanese ppl that is ended the war but at such a horrific cost. They say no good deed goes unpunished. The horrible things people do to each other bcuz of arrogance, hatred & war is all so heartbreaking. The way things are going lately, I'm afraid world will see suffering the likes of wich we have never seen.
I was going to leave it there and just do a discussion type vid for the rest but the rest of the story and details i left out from earlier are just as fascinating. Filming tomorrow should post late night early morning
@@SharksHappen I saw a show on the Indianapolis, after is quite a story in and of itself, like someone said “If someone wrote it no one would believe it”
@@SharksHappen Thank you Hal for bringing us such fascinating content. Being attacked by a shark rates up at the top of my fears. Floating in that deep,deep water. Unable to see what is under or around you. Any minute you can get yanked on. Panic sets in &I go CRAZY. If I was unnoticed...I soon will be. I'm also a redhead, well..I was, so I glow bcuz I'm so white. That has to draw attention. I saw Jaws at the drive in movie with my family when it came out. I think I was 11, my sister 9 & brother 4. Our parents thought it would be a great mini-vacay to hit Laguna Beach, Cali the next day. I was horrified. My parents were crazy, lovely choice of mini-vacation for the kids. My family got in the water & called me chicken. Ok, so I'm a chicken so it's clear I won't be saving you bcuz Jaws is sniffing your ass right now! Chuckle heads just laughed & kept teasing me all day. When we got home the news was on the TV. Well..what do you know! They had just caught a huge great white just off the shore of Laguna Beach. That sealed it, never would I ever swim in the ocean again. I won't be riding no boats either! My ex was in the Navy & he was the signalman. His position was in the crows nest. He kept lookout for enemy planes, operated the signal light & the spotlight. He told me he saw things🦈🐳🐙 so damn big out there it scared him. I am a land based animal! 💙 the ocean but, must observe from Terra Firma! I refuse to become seafood!
HAL PLEASE DO A PART 2- the rescue and post rescue- survival stories in the Mash This would make the best shark movie of all time. Just the way Hal tells it! I think this is my all time favourite favourite episode. You put a pretty good background story and so many crazy details. What a nightmare these guys endured. Thanks Hal. You the man! Kieran 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
Thats what they were boys...i went to Arnhem british cemetery....18..19. One grave said died on his 21st birthday....my son was that age n it really hit home.....you tell a great story....Well done..Really....
I had a Great Uncle who was an ensign & a survivor of the USS Indianapolis. He used to tell us about the sinking of the ship but not much about the rest. He would just say it was a horrible ordeal where he lost a lot of his best friends. He had a tattoo I used to ask him about. It was something like a shark & the name of his ship but he called it a tattoo of the sea witch. He just really wouldn't talk very much about the time he spent waiting to be rescued. It must've been beyond terrible for those men. Thank you for telling the story in such detail. Just about every species of deep ocean shark must've been at that wreck; tigers, makos, blue sharks, oceanic white tips, great whites, etc... There must've been thousands of sharks by the time the surviving men were rescued.
God rest them all, thank you so much for this I have seen a few documentaries on the Indianapolis its so very sad, they had to go through such a hard time to say the least, no one ever wins in war, so many lost , but so grateful for their service x
I'm a Navy combat vet. My father and my 5 uncle's all served in the WW 2 Pacific Theatre. You did justice and a great telling of the attack and aftermath of the USS INDIANAPOLIS sinking. BRAVO ZULU
Great job Hal! Most enjoyable and thorough telling of that story where you really got to hear about some of the individuals and their experiences during that horror show. We been waiting for awhile to hear this one but it was totally worth it. You know ...the thing about Hal is: yeah there are professional story tellers who (with much production help) can tell a tale with flawless delivery, but Hal's just human like the rest of us. It's like your neighbor retelling a fascinating story he knew an awful lot about. Makes it more real.
If you ever run into me you already know how i speak. It is as factually descriptive as possible in as few words as possible in language we all use. I am just wayyyy less serious when not doing the shows and love to laugh. Have always found humor in just about anything
Gah, man… it doesn’t matter how many times I hear or read this story, it chills me to the core. I just could not fathom this amount of sheer terror. I get so empathetically involved, especially with your execution. 👍🏽
"Some of the men stepped off the ship into the sea w/out even getting their hair wet"... A well researched & detailed account like I never heard of b4 (or even knew existed) ..... But untill the 1975 movie Jaws was released I'd never even heard of the USS. 🇺🇸 Indianapolis or it's heroic & horrifically tragic story .... Thanks Hal ....
Ive heard many stories on this and Hal has honestly kept my attention more than any person ive heard tell it yet. Great story telling and this is by far the best version ive heard. Ive learned so much more about this tragedy with Hals story than anyone else.
WOW......Just wow.....never have I heard the details as you included in this video Hal, Thank you! How terrifying for the men. I didn't realize that hallucinations would start so early on. Terrific job relaying all the details.
Wow. This is the first time I've ever heard the whole story. You are such a good story teller. Incredible details... you painted the pictures better than a movie could have done. Thank you for sharing this story. It should never be forgotten.
Yes, I'm sure no Navy man would ever have expected a humongous ship like that with so many personel on it and with nuclear parts aboard, headed somewhere for a specific reason, to be just "meh" when it goes missing for days like it did!! Poor guys, doing their duties, then suffering so much trying to survive...it makes me sick that then our government, of course, just tried to deny, deny realities of it and bury the ways that the communications systems and protocols etc. failed and contributed to such a horrendous loss of life for those men.
YES!!!!!! It's here and I'm taking the day off lol . There's no way I'm waiting til this evening to watch lol . No bleeping way lol . And , it's over an hour long??? Boys , if I don't resurface , pun intended lol. Send help!!
Been waiting for this one. You didn't disappoint. I've listened to first hand accounts from survivors of the Indi, enough to know you had to do some serious research to give such a full retelling of this fateful event. I want to thank you for the hard effort you are putting in to this channel. This is an important undertaking you've tasked yourself with and let no one else convince you otherwise.
I think this was my favorite video so far. GREAT attention to detail and retelling the story, even down to the north gritty disturbing stuff they didn’t discuss in history class. You should do longer videos more often!!! Loved it!
Farewell and Adieu to you fair Spanish Maidens 😢 Absolutely Hell for those sailor's The fact that guys maintained composure what so ever is a testament of how tough guys were back then ...
This episode was the best one so far! I really like the longer episodes. Very impressive how much research and information down to the little details I've never heard about the sinking of The Indianapolis. Great job!
BEST RECOUNTING OF THE USS INDIANAPOLIS IVE EVER HEARD/READ (and I have spent a lot of time looking for a cohesive and realistic description of what those soldiers went through). Are you going to do a follow-up rescue episode? I sincerely hope so. Thanks Hal
Amazing re-telling Hal The growth of your channel since late last year has been nothing short of remarkable. I’m glad I have so many “sharky” comrades out there!! Keep up the good work 👍
Fascinating story, and you did a great job telling it!! You are an impressive story teller. I love your show and this is one of my favorites!! Thank you for your videos!!
My father was on the island of Tinian where the USS Indianapolis delivered the bombs before they were dropped on Japan. He was a cryptographer. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, he was a senior at Notre Dame. Everyone in his class was being drafted for the war.
That's interesting to hear. Being from Canada, I had always been taught/told that the U.S. had to turn down folks that wanted to join the war. Never knew that they had a draft for WW2.
@@beerthug - there probably is some truth that they had to turn some people down because Americans were outraged after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Of course, knowing that they were about to be drafted they probably wanted to choose which branch of the military they would serve in, which may account for an increase in volunteers.
@@SharksHappen Some were children who did not make it home. I wonder. If those who started wars, had to fight in the front lines, themselves or had to lose their sons in those wars, would they start wars?
I just looked up info about the indianapolis and this was the best looking video and it must be the best documentary on it. Such a tragic story with great detail and so accurate also. I knew nothing about this event. Thank you, great work x
I've heard about this several time...but this is the first time I've felt like I was there... absolutely the best telling of the of it I've ever heard. Thank you
Fantastic re-telling of the worst mass shark attacks in history. You included things I had never heard before. You delivered the story in a captivating and commanding manner that held my attention till the end. For anyone that hasn't heard the details of the Indianapolis, your rendition will not disappoint. Great job, Hal. I'm hoping that you have a Part 2, After the Rescue in the works.
So there’s more to the story? I haven’t listened to this yet so I’m excited to hear it but do you mean when they get home?anyway I do hope there is more the subject is fascinating
@@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934 I'm just talking about when they get home and maybe go over a couple of the guys personal stories. It would be cool if there was one that ended up like Quint from Jaws, but I don't believe there was.
@Texas Tea Yes Hal is an awesome story teller.
@Texas Tea me too. I saw it in my mind like a movie. Incredible and horrific
Agreed, it was a harrowing recount of events but he did a fantastic job. The names, specific details and delivery was great. I almost felt like I was there. 😔
I grew up on a small ranch in southern California. East of San Diego. Our neighbor was a skinny, leathery skinned elderly man who was mild mannered and friendly. He always wore a cap that had the USS Indianapolis insignia on it. I knew he was a Navy/WWII veteran and I treated him with the same respect and admiration as my grandfather who was also a veteran and a CMH recipient. Most of the adults in my life were veterans and you didn't question it. You simply paid them the respect they were due. No ands, ifs or buts...if you did you got your ass beat.
I knew Mr Patterson from the time I was in kindergarten until I graduated from highschool. I would see him everyday as I did my chores on the ranch. Our properties shared a grazing pasture and we would both be out in the early morning and late afternoon tending to livestock. He always made a point to come over and greet me. Sometimes he'd just come over and stand nearby and not say much after the greeting. People today might think that creepy or weird but Mr Patterson had a presence about him and it wasn't weird at all. Kind of comforting really. Every time I seen him over the course of 17-18 years he always wore that cap... USS Indianapolis. And it was always pristine. Never dirty, misshaped, worn or faded as most caps do over time. He was always polite and respectful but you could sense that there was some kind of underlying trauma that he tried to conceal. Occasionally I would hear him talk to himself in mumbles. It wasn't until the local newspaper did a full front page article about Mr Patterson for veterans day that I learned about the USS Indianapolis and my neighbors incredible experience with it. I was 17 and when I heard the story for the first time and was floored by it. I'd known the man my entire life to that point and he had never spoken about it once. No one did. What an ordeal. What a tragedy to endure and survive as a young sailor and then go on to live life for another 60 years. I wonder what was more difficult for him...all the time in the water with fuel, oil, sharks, sun, dead body's and the fear of being next...or the 60 odd years of life he had to live afterwards as a survivor of such a nightmare where so many of his friends did not. Survivors guilt and PTSD are terrible things to live with and try to make sense of. Many don't ever get past it. I didn't understand that until my own experience on the battlefield that came much later. Now I know without a doubt he struggled with it every single day of those 60 years. Great man
Mr.Jimmy Patterson. Great man. May he rest in peace.
Good on you for retelling this story. It's one that everyone should know about and everyone should respect and understand that we can endure crazy difficult things and keep moving forward. 🙋
Thank you for sharing
Semper fi. Thank you
@@lancecrocket2391 I saw a bumper sticker today that said SEMPER FI... FOR REAL! 😂 I thought that was funny... absolutely always faithful. It's my pleasure to tell that story. It's true. Not to wax poetic on you but in my opinion the reason why society is so fubar right now is we are missing the surplus of role models that my generation had. Men like my Dad, my uncle's, my Grandparents. My Grandpa Pret was a CHM recipient for his actions on D-Day. Humble as could be. My grandma was the cocky one. My uncle Rufus Lee was Air Cavalry in Vietnam. Real life hero. 6 Purple Heart's, Silver Star, Bronze Star..he was one of the real life hero chopper pilots in the battle that Mel Gibson depicts in the movie We Were Soldiers. Crashed 2 helicopters in trees in that battle. Hopped a ride out back to base and saddled a new ride and flew hauling ass right back in that mess... TWICE! He made 48 round trips. Left 2 choppers there. Didn't leave a single man unaccounted for. There is just not those kind of men alive anymore. My uncle RL didn't speak much. Would fall asleep horseback on hunting trips. Cool as they come. Life doesn't look as promising without men like that in the mix. It's gonna take a real war to fix it. A world war. Or a civil war God forbid. All the hard lessons need to be learned again unfortunately. That's the only place those lessons come from. The crucible. You know. Those lessons are always costly...I really didn't want that for my kids but it's clearly headed in that direction. Semper Fi Marine. Semper Fi for real. 🤟🙏🙋
@@jimig399 I am honored to have you share your stories and you are so right about the generations! Past and present that had to be the greatest generation of our country, what they did in ww2 for us and the world will never be repeated in any country or their population. Period!!!! Thanks again and Semper fi
Thank you for this comment. Damn, I'm tearing up man.
Oh man, imagine surviving all of that and then being taken by a shark just as the rescue plane arrives. I think that's the saddest thing I've ever heard.
Oh yes! my Heavens yes indeed.. of course are Spirits always live after the destruction of our bodies.
I can’t believe they survived all this
That’s so sad
Quint, in the movie, telling his story of surviving the Indy sinking said he was afraid the most at the moment he waited to be lifted out of the water. Afraid he had lasted the 5 days, and to be attacked by a shark in the last minute.
Yup. Hiroshima & Yagaski as well .R.I.P to everyone
I’ve learned more about the USS Indianapolis from this episode, than anything I’ve watched or heard before. I imagine the effects of what happened to these men has reverberated through their future generations. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks Hal for the history lesson .
Breaks my heart. The reality of this tragedy should be taught in our school systems. You think the world would learn that war is disastrous and profits elitists .
Governments continue to promote WAR via the Military - Industrial Complex. Makes money at the cost of human
lives. Of course the USA needs military protection. We are proud of our Armed Force's.. However, Why are we always AT WAR...??? America needs to protect America first.
How? It was dull and boring.I went to get someone and came back and still babbling about nothing
@@rhondapowell9942 Maybe you would be engaged if you actually bothered to listen instead of not paying attention whatsoever. Then again, I doubt your attention span could handle anything beyond tik tok content.
Poor Quint, to survive this unspeakable horror just to be hunted down by ol JAWS in the end! Good telling of a horrible incident Hal, you’re looking well these past 3 or so shows. Thank you from Nv. USA ☮️
Hahaha this made me giggle 😅
Have heard this somber story told many times,and being a U.S. Navy veteran,truly appreciate not only your retelling,but the hours of research you undertook so that the story of the Indianapolis is never forgotten.
Thank you.
You have great stamina for storytelling. Very admirable. Fantastic episode!
Hal, you are amazing with your gift for telling stories and your belief that we should never forget the horrors so many have seen, whether they be as a consequence of war, illness, the Holocaust, etc. So many. "Never to forget".
Pretty scary stuff !!. Another lesser known tale is that of the USS Juneau , the cruiser that the famous Sullivan brothers served on in WWII. It was torpedoed off of Guadalcanal and sank immediately. no one looked for survivors leaving 140 men in the water to fend for themselves . After 8 days of no food , drinking water and hundreds of sharks only 10 men survived and were rescued . We hear a lot about the Sullivans but not much about how they were left to die at the mercy of the ocean. The story needs to be told so it won't be repeated and covered up.
Who are the Sullivans ? Thanks for the heads up on the other ship.
Sullivans were 5 brothers who perished on the USS Juneau during WW TWO. Eyewitnesses detail shark attack on at least one brother
@@JIMLAS65 , Thank you.
@@JIMLAS65 OMG, to lose FIVE sons! Why were they left to die, not even searched for?? (An example of Macarthur's "Collateral damage" ?)
@@sandrahammond5566 That was standard procedure during the Atlantic convoy's. When a ship would get torpedoed, the other ships were'nt allowed to stop and pick up the survivors, thousands were left to the sharks.
Never thought anyone would beat Captain Quint at the re-telling of this tragedy but holy crap, the details. Thanks for this, Hal - big fan of your channel.
Damn Hal youre the best
I have never been so captivated and immersed in a history lesson than now. Rest in peace to all those men who lost their lives in this horrific way.
Shark Week would become interesting again if they hired Hal. Hal, has an uncanny story telling talent that draws you in and puts you there as an eyewitness. This channel is essential!
He doesn’t like swimming in the ocean, and I think it’s a requirement on shark week to act like a total ass and harass wild animals for entertainment. I saw a guy jump ON to a shark last year.
@@TheObsoletist33 Asking for trouble, basically.
Hal I gotta say we as in all of the Shark Happens crew are so very happy that you’ve been making a video every few days keep it coming cause your great man
THANKS AGAIN , AS ALWAYS HAL❗
Definitely , it's much better getting our reliable fix.
Agreed!
Yes, I agree. I can’t handle going 2 weeks without a Sharks Happen. He’s been pumping them out. 👍
I've been following Hal since the beginning. He's great. I could listen to him tell these stories for hours. I love to be scared of sharks but, only from dry land. Ppl that get in that damn water are crazy as hell to me. I just know if I stick my toe in the water, the only shark for miles would be swimming right past me & grab me. Everybody could swim with me & be totally safe bcuz the shark would focus on me like a lazer beam.
As an 8 year Navy vet myself (2007-2015), this story always chills me. We got taught how to abandon ship and survive being out in the open ocean but nothing can prepare you for what these men endured... Just imagining what it must have been like for the sailors that had given it all before I was and is to this day sombering. I have always been interested in Navel tragedies and battles, especially the WW2 era. How this mission went down and was handled was a shit show though and it def contributed to the total loss of life.
Back onto your video. I love your work Hal! spot-on detail and you always show a level of professionalism. Keep up the great work.
right on! Love hearing the truth instead of lies...
Hi Hal, Andrew from south London, England, here...Can I say what an absolutely epic, riveting piece of narration that is? You should take it on tour and perform it on stage at your fine country's most prestigious theatres and universities. It's not just the extraordinary story and the spaghetti of plot lines that you marshal with such artistry, but you do it in a way that pays homage to the Indianapolis crew by taking us, your audience, into the water with them. Everything - the Tinian A-bomb run, the insights into the tactics of the Japanese submarine, the oil, the burns, the delusions, the vanishing belief in rescue, the sea-salt blisters, the baitfish that feasted on lacerations - conspires to transform this into something so much more than the timeworn evil shark massacre it has hitherto always been sold as. And a narration of over an hour! On top of everything else you've created a compelling epic of physical theatre. You are the Lee Marvin of pelagic horror.
Our universities wouldnt have to look hard for the students to protest the visit. Repug party very left of me
What an incredible story. You did an excellent work of presentation to us.
I met a survivor of The Indianapolis. I'm ashamed of myself. I was young and did not know what happened to these men. He had his living room decorated in pictures, flags, plaques, memorials, ribbons, etc... and I didn't know what to ask him. He was a wonderful kind man. He lived in Big Rapids, Michigan.
I wish I could go back to 1999.
I remember watching a doco about the survivors. Was terrifying for them and their memories of this have never faded 😢
@@justmarj1521 There are only 5 left alive today out of the 316 survivors. I googled it.
There are survivor testimonies on U Tube.
The Captain committed suicide years later because he was blamed for not zigzagging the ship, they were torpedoed. He kept getting nasty letters from the families of the dead, so he killed himself.
@@yeswing10 I was just saying to my husband I thought he suicided. Such a tragic story. I dont think I would have ever recovered emotionally from something like that. Sharks scare the shit outta me. 😳
@@justmarj1521 me, too. The Greatest Generation really was. They saved the world and didn't talk about their hardships.
My Uncle was a Red Arrow fighting the Japanese on Islands off the coast of Australia. He never talked about it.
I found out a decade after he passed away.
@@yeswing10 my uncle was in the medical corp in Australian army WW2. Another uncle was a pilot, killed. Never knew him. My mum said her brother never talked about the war and was never really the same when he came back. :( WTF would they think of the shitshow of the world we have now. I shudder to think.
This is better than the movie.
Seriously I can’t believe the details and how you do it Hal.
Do you remember this all from your mind or reading on a screen behind camera?!?!?!? Either way unbelievable job thanks again I got a new view of what happened.thank you for all the time and research you put into your videos..
He's got it all memorized , every shark attack since 1786 , as well as every disaster at sea where sharks were involved. It's mind boggling.
@@rottweilerfun9520 it really is awesome. You can tell he has a proper passion for the subject, so to say. As I’m sure many people here do.
Yeah I wondered that too and paid close attention to if he was reading off screen and he totally wasn’t. You can tell with others that do. I truly believe he has all of that memorized which is unreal. If I still drank, I’d love to have a beer with Hal.
It is from memory. I could not get enough of the crazy story. Started with 1 book to cover the attacks then 7 books, internet snd interviews in Archives later i was able to piece it together. Part 2 will be just as fascinating and a bit anger inducing when covering the things that happened in part 1 that would allow that ship to be lost for 5 days. Crazy set of circumstances that will be covered
@@rottweilerfun9520 1786 ATTACK. That guy who was attacked, lost a leg in Cuba, many, many years later, he became Lord Mayor of London. Just shows how you're luck can change! The attack was in Cuba and it was a large Bull shark.
The level of detail you went into for this was so impressive. What a horrifying experience it must have been for everyone involved. I remember seeing a Discovery channel documentary where they were saying the sharks were only attacking the dead. I’d definitely believe the survivor’s accounts over this though
@@whitetiger39619 Agreed. I love sharks but there’s so much misinformation around attacks. They’re an apex predator and they’ll sadly take advantage of a sea disastor
@@whitetiger39619 🤣
Apex in the shark species, watched a killer whale turn a big GW upside down so it went into that catatonic state, it ate only the liver, and all the tagged GW sharks left their feeding ground ASAP, and didn't return for many months.It is believed GW's can smell when one of there own have been attacked/ eaten.It was witnessed by whale watchers in the red triangle, California, if I remember rightly, it's on u-tube.It was a female teaching her calf. 🏴
I definitely heard of that attack and the whites disappearing for a while. Never looked back into it tho to see if or when they returned
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The survivors in this story give a new meaning to the terms "strong resolve" and "faith". Well done in retelling it, as it is well worth a video that exceeds an hour in length!
Never heard the story of the Indianapolis with such detail. Fantastic stuff, Hal. Love the channel.
Read the book, "Abandon Ship: Death of the USS Indianapolis."
Better than the movie, for sure!
When we went through boot camp for the navy, this story is an example they tell us on why we all needed to know how to swim. Pretty insane stuff man keep up the good work!
I’d have told them it was a reason to not learn. Imagine the horrors once you’re in the water.
Right?! That’s one of the reasons I got out, I realized that they say big navy cares but in reality they don’t at all
But also how would a swim lesson stop these sharks if we all go in the drink 😂
@Pat Luxor well duh? Lol
Yeah.... the Navy used the Captain as their scapegoat. Court-martial. Why'd the Rear Admiral, Earnest King, push it? Because the Captain's dad, who had been the admiral when King was under him, got in trouble sneaking girls in. Went on King's record. It was payback. What an ass!
This is hard to listen to even 80 yrs later…… RIP Indianapolis
Part 2 will be a bit tough also.
@@SharksHappen do you know how many different types of sharks were there eating the sailors?? I heard you mention oceanic white tips and tigers, but have you heard stories of any others like great whites or bull sharks??
Wow, a long long episode 🤩 I’ll watch it this evening, can’t wait!
Thank you Hal, cheers from sunny switzerland!
Yaye a long episode!!! I can't get enough of this channel. I been telling my family and friends about your no nonsense approach. You tell it like it is. Thank God!!!❤
I've read a couple of books about this horrific event. Looking forward to this video. Thanks Hal for the great content. You rock man ! You really went above and beyond with this one. It should go viral.
Captain wanted to sleep so zig zagging would keep him awake .
Huge fan of the channel. This was something else, Hal. Nothing to say which others haven’t always, your storytelling - the details - everything. Incredible video. I’ve never properly had a good comprehension of the sheer size of this disaster until now. Bravo.
Absolute truth! Hal did a tremendous job telling this story. He must have worked on this for ages. ❤
I wonder if he takes or if he'll ever accept donations. He really does do a lot of research and works so hard for us. I rarely ever see an Ad if any at all.
Have to say I watched the film USS Indianapolis-Men of Courage starring Nicholas Cage a few weeks ago. Hal gave much, much more insight into what happened and what those poor men had to endure than that film ever did. I could visualize EVERYTHING as Hal was talking. Incredible narration. Thank you.
A long episode about one of my favourite WWII stories! Hal you are the man! I have a hospital appointment I'm about to head off to, but I will be back to watch this in its entirety.
Wow. Epic. Thanks Hal. I've wanted a detailed version of this tale for many years.
I could never imagine the amount of terror these men experienced, every time I hear this story told it gives me chills.
When Quint tells the story on Jaws it was bad. Now that I've heard you tell it I'm beginning to think that maybe the sharks getting you was better than all of the other awful things that these boys went thru.
I've been listening to you for about a year Hal, and what I like the most is that you tell it like it is. You don't bullshit us like everyone else seems to do these days.
I can't imagine how these boys suffered in those 4 days. And how they must have suffered from trauma the rest of their lives.
My father fought the Germans and was wounded and sent home. He didn't speak of the war to my older siblings but he opened up to me about it one day years later as I was the youngest. That war tore up my father, tore up our family. Thank you for telling this story Hal. I'll never forget it.
Hal, Outstanding! I've never read the story about Indianapolis tragedy; I could never work up the courage. I've heard bits and pieces throughout the years. OMG, what those poor, unfortunate men went through; it makes me shudder! You delivered an outstanding narration. KUDOS! And from here on in, I will include the Men of the Indianapolis, along with all Vets & Active Duty, in my prayers. Thank You for your hard work. We all should know this story; the story of Men who fought for Our Freedom. God Bless them and their Families. ❤ 🇺🇸
Don't forget the USS Liberty. Bad enough getting attacked by the enemy, but when it's intentionally by one of your closest 'allies', you know the Constitution got shot along with JFK.
That was amazing! Thank you for sharing and VERY well done.
Thank you for covering this incident which happened 3 years before my birth Hal. It wasn't till I was in my 30s that I heard about this catestrophic historical event. It wasn't discussed at all while I was growing up & it wasn't mentioned in history class.
You are correct, Patricia! I never heard it either. The tragic event was too horrible for young ears I suppose. But, it IS a story we should all know. All of those courageous Men fought for Our Freedom. God Bless them, all Active Duty and Veterans. They will always be in my prayers. 🇺🇸 ❤
@@lindsayschilling8707 I am Australian and have the utmost respect for all who perished fighting for a free world. ✝️
@@Pattiepies55 And none of those who started wars were on the front lines.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CHANNEL MR.HAL 😀♥️👍🖐
Same here, and what better way to start a day👍
Thank you very much Hal! Heard a lot about but never such detailed information 🙏
You've been promising this I've been waiting. Thank you. I can't even begin to imagine the horror of the crew. She didn't take long to go down. Maybe the crew that died on board were the lucky ones.
by the end of the tale, that's EXACTLY what I was thinking.
My grandmother died never knowing what happened to her son Jackie Caracoglia on that ship. As a child I always wondered myself. Now I know thanks.
My man Hal back at it again with the quality content!
My papaw was a part of the rescue team! His stories on what he saw and what went down was so scary and traumatic for him. Amazing video bro! And I also promise you one thing my papaw wasn't prone to telling lies like the shark whisperer peta cults, but according to what he saw these sharks saw these people as food not misidentified seals or some such bullshit and piss science comes out with
YES INDEED , THEY SEE EVERYTHING AS A POSSIBLE MEAL ,, NO SHIT ,,, PEOPLE EVEN GET EATEN , JUST DISAPPEAR & NOBODY EVEN THINKS THAT A SHARK HAD A FULL MEAL AND YOU MAY JUST THINK THAT THAT PERSON JUST DISAPPEARED FOR SOME REASON UNKNOWN , BUT NOT THINKING A SHARK HAD A MEAL ,& NOBODY EVEN THINKS OF A MISSING PERSON AS JUST A MEAL FOR A SHARK , DON'T EVER SWIM ALONE & I WOULD NEVER ,,EVER AGAIN GO FOR A SWIM IN THE WATER AS SHARKS COULD BE ANYWHERE WHERE THEY WANT TO BE ❗❗❗LIKE HAL'S SAYING , " YOU ARE MORE AFRAID OF SHARKS THAN THEY ARE AFRAID OF YOU " ❗❗❗❗SOOO TRUE
AND THEY WILL EAT YOU AT THEIR LEISURE ❗❗❗❗
Science doesn't say that these sharks didn't see the men like this as a food source. But most attacks is a mistaken identity. Whether you day so or not. Definitely not like this. Oceanic white tips will eat people. Great whites will eat people same with tigers and bulls. If every shark attack seen a person as a meal then there would be thousands of more deaths. Usually it's just a little bite. An exploratory bite. If they are wanting to eat you then your getting eaten. So saying sharks see people as food usually is just wrong. If they did every shark attack would end with s fatality. But that's not even close to the case.
That is true. I had a terrible dream once in Owensburg that a great white shark was tearing through my home. Later told my brother a sea captain Mikie Malloy I dreamed of a great white shark in the willoughby bay of Norfolk Va. He told me that indeed there was one.. during the wintertime..I now live in Texas. Have not encountered any sharks, but a friend of ours twice saw one coming in on the waves, so we calmly got out of the water both times. Never swam in the bays again swim only in the pools.
I also read urinating into the sea in California can attract great white sharks, as they found out.besides bleeding or being injured..People are considered food...
Outstanding depiction of the events that transpired during that horrific tragedy. I've watched a multitude of documentary's movies etc. You gave a realistic minds eye view of anarchy that transpired after ship slipped into the abyss. Brutal experience for those men. 👍🇺🇸
You outdone yourself with this Hal! Very detailed explanation of the worst shark attack in history! You captured every event with precision and clarity so those of us truely understand exactly what transpired with the USS Indianapolis and those poor souls …thank you for your sincerity and clarity as a reminder to us all!!! WE DON’T WANT WAR!!!! Amen
Had plenty of nightmares. I am very motion sick and hate being on water more than a few hours even with meds i have. And i am afraid of whatever could be in the water. And we definitely dont want war.
Great job, Hal! Charcoal eyes! What a horrific sight that must have been! 💜🦈
Omg...you made my day Hal ! This was a genius,tear jerking episode.I felt every emotion, failure,and loss. Thank you. PS,I got to touch a real "Fat Boy" nuclear bomb at West Point..You made it all come to life !
My great grandfather was one of the survivors of this
Wow…that’s amazing!
Great video Hal, been waiting for this one. The detail you have in this is fascinating. What a horrific ordeal these people endured. Respects to all those who didn't make it home. From 🇨🇦 ✌️
This is the most detailed version of this tragedy that I've ever heard. Awesome material! Thanks Hal!!! Love your Channel!
Hands down the best telling of this event I have ever heard. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I was going to watch it over 2 days, but I couldn't stop. Outstanding job! I don't even drink anymore and I would have a beer with you any day.
Hal, Thank you for taking the time to speak on the USS INDIANAPOLIS 🇺🇸
I often research past wars, especially those men/women who were lost.
The horror seen in war, I can't imagine! Words can't describe what each man suffered, but you express it in detail very well.
So many names, so many lost!
Even tho I know sharks can’t psychically survive in the lakes in Alberta that I swim in every summer, you can’t convince my paranoia there isn’t a shark underneath me every-time I’m swimming!! 🙃
Lol watch out for bulls lol
😂😂Don’t forget the bulls!!
Probably a catfish big enough to eat you.
Especially when your legs hit that cold layer of water....
Actually , Alberta is the only place in the world besides a part of Nicaragua that is known for Great Whites and Oceanic White Tips that have evolved to live in freshwater lakes. So , your feelings were absolutely on point. It's thought that millions of years ago the lakes were accessible through underground rivers that were salty from the salt in one of the Earths layers and some millions of years ago access was cut off due to a shift in the tectonic plates. Very gradually the lakes lost their salinity and the sharks were able to adapt because the process was so gradual. The Bull and Tiger sharks were unable to adapt as temperatures dropped , that's lucky for you.
I would love a part 2. The survivors and their stories. Where did they go? What was their life like afterwards. I could find them on YT and most likely will, but you are a master story teller. Your adding up the collection of the accounts adds so much to the events.
Good question for a few of the sinkings
one of the best telling of this story.
seriously well done!
I love your channel. It’s like ol’ faithful - consistent and good. You provide a moniker of stability in a wild world and it’s very much appreciated.
I was glued for the entire hour. Thank you! My dad was a Merchant Marine in WWII. He went to King's Point Naval Academy in NY Long Island. He just turned 98. He doesn't like to talk about the war.
Hal, I would love to give you a huge SHOUT OUT for your outstanding work researching and love for these magnificent animals! You are an inspiration to so many of us. Thank you. 😘🦈💚💜
I love this channel 🤙🏻
The absolute best retelling I have ever heard. Extremely detailed and informative. Thank you Hal. Great job
Most detailed story I've ever heard. Great job, Hal! Thank you so much for keeping the sacrifice of these brave souls alive with your story. Awesome job 👍
One of my uncles had a very high rank on one of the well known battleships but I can`t remember the name. He was in charge of communications and the electrical system I believe. He wouldn`t say much about it unless he got drunk. Another uncle survived piloting a landing craft on D-day until it was blown up. He was missing and presumed dead after the war was over but stole a boat in some river and made it out to sea and was spotted by a friendly ship. He wouldn`t talk about it either. My dad told me bits of their stories. After the bombing of Hiroshima they met up by chance there. Radiation darkened his skin so bad that he looked black after he finally made it home. His brother later died of cancer. My uncle on the ship talked about how difficult it was to shoot down the Japanese planes trying to fly into their ships and all the bodies floating in the sea. I wish I knew more about their stories. My cousin who was a gunner in a helicopter in Vietnam told me several horror stories when he`d drink then he`d want to fight. He was the only survivor when their helicopter was shot down once but he said they`d been shot down repeatedly. His dad is the one cancer got and it got him too and other relatives who were there. I saw horrifying pictures some Vietnam Veterans brought back and talked to others and watched them cry over having to fight children.
Sounds like they went thru a lot...but its nothing compared to the trauma of being called the wrong pronouns
@@hannibalbarca6308 or "misgendered" lol
@@hannibalbarca6308 this is the most underrated comment response on here lmfao
@@hannibalbarca6308 Hahaha hahaha.
@@hannibalbarca6308 Some want it to be a jailable offence.
Thanks Hal. This is the best in-depth look at this horrifying tale. This channel has quickly gone into the top 5 or 10 channels I am currently subscribed to. Its simply formatted and just gets straight into it. Oh yeah,.. I forgot to comment on the actual video but I really liked learning some of the anatomical things you showed us the other week when you used the little toy shark to point out various things. Your doing a damn good job Hal. Keep it up buddy!
Thank you for telling this story. Often times this kind of story gets lost to a new generation, and its very important to remember bcause if it gets lost we're doomed to repeat this kind of thing. So, thank you ! ❤️❤️
Hal, I have heard about this story, and seen the movie..however; you are such a great storyteller, and you have provided specific details on their ordeal. They are my heroes..🙏🇺🇸
I've seen several accounts of the Indianapolis sinking and following shark attacks. Wow this is one of, if not the best! You knocked it out of the park, keep up the great work. Thankfully there is someone who is devoted to finding and telling the truth about sharks and shark attacks.
Damn Hal. I was bummed you stopped there. I was so enthralled with your storytelling that I didn't want you to stop. Very well done dude. I can imagine the horror those men went through. The nightmares those men must have endured after being rescued had to be horrible. The bomb they delivered brought about so much horror for the Japanese ppl that is ended the war but at such a horrific cost. They say no good deed goes unpunished. The horrible things people do to each other bcuz of arrogance, hatred & war is all so heartbreaking. The way things are going lately, I'm afraid world will see suffering the likes of wich we have never seen.
Yeah I hope we get part 2 also, that was awesome
I was going to leave it there and just do a discussion type vid for the rest but the rest of the story and details i left out from earlier are just as fascinating. Filming tomorrow should post late night early morning
@@SharksHappen I saw a show on the Indianapolis, after is quite a story in and of itself, like someone said “If someone wrote it no one would believe it”
@@SharksHappen Thank you Hal for bringing us such fascinating content. Being attacked by a shark rates up at the top of my fears. Floating in that deep,deep water. Unable to see what is under or around you. Any minute you can get yanked on. Panic sets in &I go CRAZY. If I was unnoticed...I soon will be. I'm also a redhead, well..I was, so I glow bcuz I'm so white. That has to draw attention. I saw Jaws at the drive in movie with my family when it came out. I think I was 11, my sister 9 & brother 4. Our parents thought it would be a great mini-vacay to hit Laguna Beach, Cali the next day. I was horrified. My parents were crazy, lovely choice of mini-vacation for the kids. My family got in the water & called me chicken. Ok, so I'm a chicken so it's clear I won't be saving you bcuz Jaws is sniffing your ass right now! Chuckle heads just laughed & kept teasing me all day. When we got home the news was on the TV. Well..what do you know! They had just caught a huge great white just off the shore of Laguna Beach. That sealed it, never would I ever swim in the ocean again. I won't be riding no boats either! My ex was in the Navy & he was the signalman. His position was in the crows nest. He kept lookout for enemy planes, operated the signal light & the spotlight. He told me he saw things🦈🐳🐙 so damn big out there it scared him. I am a land based animal! 💙 the ocean but, must observe from Terra Firma! I refuse to become seafood!
Thankyou Hal, a masterpiece
HAL PLEASE DO A PART 2- the rescue and post rescue- survival stories in the Mash
This would make the best shark movie of all time. Just the way Hal tells it!
I think this is my all time favourite favourite episode. You put a pretty good background story and so many crazy details. What a nightmare these guys endured.
Thanks Hal. You the man!
Kieran 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
Thats what they were boys...i went to Arnhem british cemetery....18..19. One grave said died on his 21st birthday....my son was that age n it really hit home.....you tell a great story....Well done..Really....
Wow, fantastic job!! This was clearly a labor of love for you. Riveting delivery from start to end, thank you for doing such great, detailed work!!
I had a Great Uncle who was an ensign & a survivor of the USS Indianapolis. He used to tell us about the sinking of the ship but not much about the rest. He would just say it was a horrible ordeal where he lost a lot of his best friends. He had a tattoo I used to ask him about. It was something like a shark & the name of his ship but he called it a tattoo of the sea witch. He just really wouldn't talk very much about the time he spent waiting to be rescued. It must've been beyond terrible for those men.
Thank you for telling the story in such detail.
Just about every species of deep ocean shark must've been at that wreck; tigers, makos, blue sharks, oceanic white tips, great whites, etc... There must've been thousands of sharks by the time the surviving men were rescued.
Your channel is a breath of fresh air thsnkyou
God rest them all, thank you so much for this I have seen a few documentaries on the Indianapolis its so very sad, they had to go through such a hard time to say the least, no one ever wins in war, so many lost , but so grateful for their service x
Best account of the incident I've heard yet.
Great job of conveying the scope and scale of the disaster.
Thank you for posting! 🌿
I'm a Navy combat vet. My father and my 5 uncle's all served in the WW 2 Pacific Theatre. You did justice and a great telling of the attack and aftermath of the USS INDIANAPOLIS sinking. BRAVO ZULU
Great job Hal! Most enjoyable and thorough telling of that story where you really got to hear about some of the individuals and their experiences during that horror show. We been waiting for awhile to hear this one but it was totally worth it. You know ...the thing about Hal is: yeah there are professional story tellers who (with much production help) can tell a tale with flawless delivery, but Hal's just human like the rest of us. It's like your neighbor retelling a fascinating story he knew an awful lot about. Makes it more real.
If you ever run into me you already know how i speak. It is as factually descriptive as possible in as few words as possible in language we all use. I am just wayyyy less serious when not doing the shows and love to laugh. Have always found humor in just about anything
Thanks for sharing this story and keeping their souls in our memories. What a horrific event. May they all rest in peace.
Gah, man… it doesn’t matter how many times I hear or read this story, it chills me to the core. I just could not fathom this amount of sheer terror. I get so empathetically involved, especially with your execution. 👍🏽
"Some of the men stepped off the ship into the sea w/out even getting their hair wet"...
A well researched & detailed account like I never heard of b4 (or even knew existed) ..... But untill the 1975 movie Jaws was released I'd never even heard of the USS. 🇺🇸 Indianapolis or it's heroic & horrifically tragic story ....
Thanks Hal ....
Ive heard many stories on this and Hal has honestly kept my attention more than any person ive heard tell it yet. Great story telling and this is by far the best version ive heard. Ive learned so much more about this tragedy with Hals story than anyone else.
I can't imagine the horror. Thanks, Hal, for your detailed and captivating presentation of this tragedy.
WOW......Just wow.....never have I heard the details as you included in this video Hal, Thank you! How terrifying for the men. I didn't realize that hallucinations would start so early on. Terrific job relaying all the details.
Wow. This is the first time I've ever heard the whole story. You are such a good story teller. Incredible details... you painted the pictures better than a movie could have done. Thank you for sharing this story. It should never be forgotten.
This is an excellent historical presentation...you've covered all the bases, presented just the facts, and there was no bs. Outstanding job Sir!
👍👍👍💯👍 what else can I say? Awesome job and definitely worth the wait 💯👍
OMG more than an hour of Hal? What a day, WHAT A LOVELY DAY!!!!!
Just watched it all, brilliantly told, horrific
As a Ex Navy man, it brakes my heart. And will always will. Those poor men.
Yes, I'm sure no Navy man would ever have expected a humongous ship like that with so many personel on it and with nuclear parts aboard, headed somewhere for a specific reason, to be just "meh" when it goes missing for days like it did!! Poor guys, doing their duties, then suffering so much trying to survive...it makes me sick that then our government, of course, just tried to deny, deny realities of it and bury the ways that the communications systems and protocols etc. failed and contributed to such a horrendous loss of life for those men.
YES!!!!!! It's here and I'm taking the day off lol . There's no way I'm waiting til this evening to watch lol . No bleeping way lol . And , it's over an hour long??? Boys , if I don't resurface , pun intended lol. Send help!!
Been waiting for this one. You didn't disappoint.
I've listened to first hand accounts from survivors of the Indi, enough to know you had to do some serious research to give such a full retelling of this fateful event. I want to thank you for the hard effort you are putting in to this channel. This is an important undertaking you've tasked yourself with and let no one else convince you otherwise.
Absolutely fantastic, thank you for retelling a story that needs to be told.
I think this was my favorite video so far. GREAT attention to detail and retelling the story, even down to the north gritty disturbing stuff they didn’t discuss in history class. You should do longer videos more often!!! Loved it!
Farewell and Adieu to you fair Spanish Maidens 😢 Absolutely Hell for those sailor's The fact that guys maintained composure what so ever is a testament of how tough guys were back then ...
This episode was the best one so far! I really like the longer episodes. Very impressive how much research and information down to the little details I've never heard about the sinking of The Indianapolis. Great job!
I've heard this story in multiple ways but never in as much detail. Thank you so much!
BEST RECOUNTING OF THE USS INDIANAPOLIS IVE EVER HEARD/READ (and I have spent a lot of time looking for a cohesive and realistic description of what those soldiers went through).
Are you going to do a follow-up rescue episode? I sincerely hope so. Thanks Hal
Yes. Very soon
Amazing re-telling Hal The growth of your channel since late last year has been nothing short of remarkable. I’m glad I have so many “sharky” comrades out there!! Keep up the good work 👍
Excellent story telling, my friend. My Grandfather was in the Navy for 35 year's, it was his biggest fear.
This was the best telling of this sad story I have ever heard before! Thank you sir! Rest in peace those who lost their lives
Fascinating story, and you did a great job telling it!! You are an impressive story teller. I love your show and this is one of my favorites!! Thank you for your videos!!
My father was on the island of Tinian where the USS Indianapolis delivered the bombs before they were dropped on Japan. He was a cryptographer. When Pearl Harbor was bombed, he was a senior at Notre Dame. Everyone in his class was being drafted for the war.
That's interesting to hear. Being from Canada, I had always been taught/told that the U.S. had to turn down folks that wanted to join the war. Never knew that they had a draft for WW2.
@@beerthug - The draft was eliminated after the Vietnam war.
@@beerthug - there probably is some truth that they had to turn some people down because Americans were outraged after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Of course, knowing that they were about to be drafted they probably wanted to choose which branch of the military they would serve in, which may account for an increase in volunteers.
Yes, after Pearl Harbor boys went ti join in droves. Not sure about a draft.
@@SharksHappen Some were children who did not make it home. I wonder. If those who started wars, had to fight in the front lines, themselves or had to lose their sons in those wars, would they start wars?
I just looked up info about the indianapolis and this was the best looking video and it must be the best documentary on it. Such a tragic story with great detail and so accurate also. I knew nothing about this event. Thank you, great work x
I've heard about this several time...but this is the first time I've felt like I was there... absolutely the best telling of the of it I've ever heard. Thank you
A Great In Depth, well Researched and Presented story of the Sinking of the Indianapolis & the Aftermath. Hal & Sharks Happen are # 1. 👍💗🦈🦈🦈💗👍