100 WVIA Way
Pittston, PA 18640

Phone: 570-826-6144
Fax: 570-655-1180

Copyright © 2025 WVIA, all rights reserved. WVIA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Preview | USS Indianapolis: The Final Chapter

Season 2019 Episode 1 | 30s

Follow a scientific detective story detailing the discovery of the USS Indianapolis wreck site three and a half miles below the Philippine Sea. The ship’s sinking in the final days of WWII was the largest loss of life in US Naval history, and the harrowing survival story of 316 sailors drifting in failing life preservers is legendary.

Extras
To find the long lost wreck of the Indianapolis, the Petrel crew must weigh all evidence.
After discovering an object worth investigating, the ROV runs into a mechanical problem.
The sinking of Indianapolis remains the U.S. Navy’s worst single loss of life at sea.
Survivors of the sunken Indy are lost in the middle of the sea surrounded by an oil spill.
To find the wreck of the Indianapolis, state of the art technology will be needed.
Take a live tour of the wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, the WWII vessel sunk in 1945.
Take a live tour of the wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, the WWII vessel sunk in 1945.
Latest Episodes
All
  • All
  • USS Indianapolis Season 2019
  • USS Indianapolis Season 2017
The sinking of Indianapolis remains the U.S. Navy’s worst single loss of life at sea.
Take a live tour of the wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, the WWII vessel sunk in 1945.