One would think that if they were to become catastrophically lost, stranded - Marooned - that a major improvement to the situation would be if a thousand or so of one's closest buddies could somehow be with them. One would think. But with rations low, and sharks plucking those buddies away one by one like hors d’oeuvres - chumming the waters - one might be better off alone.

 

Sources:

Setting the Record Straight: The Loss of USS Indianapolis and the Question of Clarence Donnor

The Fateful War Patrols of I-58 - Warfare History Network

The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis Triggered the Worst Shark Attack in History | Smithsonian

USS Indianapolis: The Legacy (1080p) FULL MOVIE - World War 2, Military, Navy, History, War

Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent & Sara Vladic

Hey! Does anybody ever read the show notes? If so, please rate and review Marooned so that Jack & Aaron aren't lost at sea. Thank you.