Ocean of Fear on Tonight 9 EST - The Orange Mane

Bronco_Beerslug · 07-29-2007, 07:21 PM

If anyone is looking for something to watch tonight, I highly recommend this Discovery Channel special! It's the story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.

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Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, who memorably played Matt Hooper in Jaws, watch the gripping story of the USS Indianapolis, sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the Philippine Sea on the night of July 30, 1945. Of the 1,196-man crew, about 900 sailors, many maimed and burned, were plunged into the water ... and floated helplessly for four days, beset by hunger, driven mad by thirst and menaced by hundreds of sharks. Assisted by George Burgess, America's foremost investigator of shark attacks, Ocean of Fear examines why the sharks attacked the way they did, and investigates the survival strategies of the men in the water, including those who fought the sharks. Survivors recall their ordeal on camera and remarkable reconstructions, filmed with real sharks, reveal the drama from both the sharks' and humans' perspectives.

Atlas · 07-29-2007, 07:42 PM

First I ever heard about this was in the movie Jaws when Robert Shaw said he was there. Pretty interesting stuff. I have read up on it a lot since then.

Just a horrible thing to live through....if you lived.

SonOfLe-loLang · 07-29-2007, 07:43 PM

Really great book called IN HARMS WAY about the sinking...completely unnerving...highly recommend it.

Jason7730 · 07-29-2007, 07:52 PM

Thanks for the heads-up. I have been looking forward to this show. It is truly a real ****ed-up story, and to think they just got gone dropping off the "meat and potatoes" for the Hiroshima bomb. Then the Navy basically forgets about them for about four days. Thats a nice thank you for just completing a top-secret mission.

Arkansas Bronco · 07-29-2007, 08:15 PM

Pretty much the only channel I watch is Discovery unless a good game is on. I love deadliest catch and Man vs.the wild (survivor man is just as good but boring as hell). I have been locked in on the first day of shark week all day just had to bump it to espn a few times for updates on the nextel race.

Jason7730 · 07-29-2007, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Arkansas Bronco

Pretty much the only channel I watch is Discovery unless a good game is on. I love deadliest catch and Man vs.the wild (survivor man is just as good but boring as hell). I have been locked in on the first day of shark week all day just had to bump it to espn a few times for updates on the nextel race.

Yeah Ark, that Bear Grylls dude is the guy you want to be with if you ever got lost in the wild.

REB · 07-29-2007, 09:22 PM

Yep, got it on

Bronco_Beerslug · 07-29-2007, 11:02 PM

Pretty sobering documentary.

Did Dreyfuss just say 4 people are killed a year by sharks and 40 million sharks are killed each year?

Requiem · 07-29-2007, 11:15 PM

I swam with sharks.

Los Broncos · 07-30-2007, 12:54 AM

I missed this but watched a thing on Great Whites.

I love this animal, awesome killing machine.

Los Broncos · 07-30-2007, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Requiem

I swam with sharks.

I swam with tad poles once.

theAPAOps5 · 07-30-2007, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

Pretty sobering documentary.

Did Dreyfuss just say 4 people are killed a year by sharks and 40 million sharks are killed each year?

Yeah he said that, but 40 million sharks a year just sounds way to high. I am not a conservationist but if we are killing that many sharks than man kind needs to get a grip. Many sharks will leave man alone.

SonOfLe-loLang · 07-30-2007, 12:59 AM

Watched it, but just actually read that book a few weeks ago, so there was nothing shocking for me. Cool to see the rescue footage though. Richard Dreyfuss annoys the hell out of me though

Atlas · 07-30-2007, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ApaOps5

Yeah he said that, but 40 million sharks a year just sounds way to high. I am not a conservationist but if we are killing that many sharks than man kind needs to get a grip. Many sharks will leave man alone.

Most types of Sharks will be extinct in 75 years.

theAPAOps5 · 07-30-2007, 01:02 AM

Thats just sad to me. What really get me going is that we kill sharks out of fear and Jaws actually contributed to that. Don't get me wrong I am no way a PETA member and I love meat. But to kill an animal that serves a purpose out of fear is just plain stupid.

Los Broncos · 07-30-2007, 01:02 AM

I also watched a thing on bull sharks.

Most dangerous shark in the world.

They swim up the Mississippi river and cause hell on swimmers.

theAPAOps5 · 07-30-2007, 01:03 AM

Yeah many Bull Shark attacks are mistaken for Great Whites.

Northman · 07-30-2007, 05:32 AM

Watched this last night, very good. Got to love Shark Week.

07-29-2007, 07:21 PM	#1
Bronco_Beerslug Angling in the Deep Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas Riviera, Southern Mountains Posts: 24,281	Ocean of Fear on Tonight 9 EST If anyone is looking for something to watch tonight, I highly recommend this Discovery Channel special! It's the story of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. --------------------------------------------------------- Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, who memorably played Matt Hooper in Jaws, watch the gripping story of the USS Indianapolis, sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the Philippine Sea on the night of July 30, 1945. Of the 1,196-man crew, about 900 sailors, many maimed and burned, were plunged into the water ... and floated helplessly for four days, beset by hunger, driven mad by thirst and menaced by hundreds of sharks. Assisted by George Burgess, America's foremost investigator of shark attacks, Ocean of Fear examines why the sharks attacked the way they did, and investigates the survival strategies of the men in the water, including those who fought the sharks. Survivors recall their ordeal on camera and remarkable reconstructions, filmed with real sharks, reveal the drama from both the sharks' and humans' perspectives.

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07-29-2007, 07:42 PM	#2
Atlas Draft Defense Early&Often Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 18,526	First I ever heard about this was in the movie Jaws when Robert Shaw said he was there. Pretty interesting stuff. I have read up on it a lot since then. Just a horrible thing to live through....if you lived.

07-29-2007, 07:43 PM	#3
SonOfLe-loLang Young Buck Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 13,212 Adopt-a-Bronco: Thunder (RIP)	Really great book called IN HARMS WAY about the sinking...completely unnerving...highly recommend it.

07-29-2007, 07:52 PM	#4
Jason7730 Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 399	Thanks for the heads-up. I have been looking forward to this show. It is truly a real ****ed-up story, and to think they just got gone dropping off the "meat and potatoes" for the Hiroshima bomb. Then the Navy basically forgets about them for about four days. Thats a nice thank you for just completing a top-secret mission.

07-29-2007, 08:15 PM	#5
Arkansas Bronco Ring of Famer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 5,237 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	Pretty much the only channel I watch is Discovery unless a good game is on. I love deadliest catch and Man vs.the wild (survivor man is just as good but boring as hell). I have been locked in on the first day of shark week all day just had to bump it to espn a few times for updates on the nextel race.

07-29-2007, 09:22 PM	#7
REB LP.org/L4L.org "This one's for John!" 3:16 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: 'I guess he'd rather be in Colorado' Posts: 8,723	Yep, got it on

07-29-2007, 11:02 PM	#8
Bronco_Beerslug Angling in the Deep Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas Riviera, Southern Mountains Posts: 24,281	Pretty sobering documentary. Did Dreyfuss just say 4 people are killed a year by sharks and 40 million sharks are killed each year?

07-29-2007, 11:15 PM	#9
Requiem ~~~ ~ ~ ~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Earth Division Posts: 19,517 Adopt-a-Bronco: Gilgamesh	I swam with sharks.

07-30-2007, 12:54 AM	#10
Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	I missed this but watched a thing on Great Whites. I love this animal, awesome killing machine.

07-30-2007, 12:59 AM	#13
SonOfLe-loLang Young Buck Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 13,212 Adopt-a-Bronco: Thunder (RIP)	Watched it, but just actually read that book a few weeks ago, so there was nothing shocking for me. Cool to see the rescue footage though. Richard Dreyfuss annoys the hell out of me though

07-30-2007, 01:02 AM	#15
theAPAOps5 A new beginning! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 26,057 Adopt-a-Bronco: Watermock - RIP	Thats just sad to me. What really get me going is that we kill sharks out of fear and Jaws actually contributed to that. Don't get me wrong I am no way a PETA member and I love meat. But to kill an animal that serves a purpose out of fear is just plain stupid.

07-30-2007, 01:03 AM	#17
theAPAOps5 A new beginning! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 26,057 Adopt-a-Bronco: Watermock - RIP	Yeah many Bull Shark attacks are mistaken for Great Whites.

07-30-2007, 05:32 AM	#18
Northman The Enigma Prognosis Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,925 Adopt-a-Bronco: Bryci	Watched this last night, very good. Got to love Shark Week.