Survival at sea

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An LCVP sinks off the side of the USS Rutland near Iwo Jima in February 1945
An LCVP [Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel] gets twisted and sinks off the side of the USS Rutland during the invasion...
Astern of the geyser is the wake left by the German U-Boat as it maneuvered in vain attempt to dodge the explosives in April 1944
427. Photograph. 'File No: 209591 April 25, 1944 Navy planes sink U-Boat in two minutes! The enemy vessel is entirely...
Detected in the South Atlantic by the light cruiser USS Omaha and the destroyer USS Jouett, the German blockade runner Burgenland burst into flames on 5 January 1944
430.Photograph. 'File No: OOR-44854 February 22, 1944 Nazi blockade runner goes under waves-- Detected in the South...
The Pacific raises giant waves as it smashes against a U.S. aircraft carrier en route to Indian waters in July 1944
418.Photograph. "File No: 234066 July 11, 1944 Sea Battles 'Air' Doing its best to minimize the possibility of any...
U.S. Navy planes sink a German U-Boat in April 1944
426. Photograph. 'File No: 209584 April 25, 1944 Navy planes sink U-Boat in two minutes! Close-up of the U-Boat during...
US Coast Guard rescuing soldiers on from a sinking landing barge off the coast of Normandy, France, 1944
Photograph. United States Coast Guard cutter heading towards a sinking landing barge filled with American soldiers....
US servicemen being rescued from the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, France, 1944
Photograph. Two American servicemen being rescued by Coast Guardsmen from the English Channel. Official caption on...