Action in the North Atlantic Page #4

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Peaches! Peaches!

I lost Peaches!

Make for the raft!

They're moving off.

Go on. Laugh, you apes!

You've had your blood and fire

to make you laugh.

But I swear to God, our time is coming!

We'll pay you back.

We'll hunt you down

and slice you like a piece of cheese!

Hey, they can't hear you.

No, but God can.

Tanker wreckage sighted

at position 2 cast 7.

What ship is that?

Northern Star, sir.

Look!

Look at that.

08U, calling Commander,

Destroyer Division 18.

Survivors on raft.

Thank God.

- Which one of you men is Captain Jarvis?

- Me.

- Your cigarette, sir.

- Glad to know you, Captain.

I'm Jordon, Nationwide Newsreel Service.

We'd like to get some pictures

of you and your men.

Now, Captain, will you tell us

in your own words

exactly what happened

when the torpedo hit the tanker?

She caught fire.

Into the microphone, please, Captain.

Not to me.

- She caught fire.

- And then what happened?

We took to the boats.

- Did you see the submarine at any time?

- Couldn't help seeing it. They rammed us.

And then what?

- We spent 11 days on a raft.

- I see.

But here's our chief officer, Mr. Rossi.

Better hear from him.

Thank you, Captain. Mr. Rossi,

are you going to ship out again, sir?

Yeah. Why not?

If you live on the land and your home

burns down, you get another home.

On the sea, it's the same way.

You see, a ship is our home.

If a ship burns, you get another ship.

- That's the way it is, ain't it, men?

- Right.

Thank you, Mr. Rossi.

Anybody else like to say anything?

Go on, tell them. Don't be afraid.

What you gonna say, Boats?

- Your name, please?

- O'Hara.

Alfred O'Hara.

Well, come on, fellows, hurry up, hurry up.

Well, I've got a message

for Hitler, personally.

My dear Adolph...

- Hi, Cap. Thought you was at sea.

- I was.

- Must have made a quick trip.

- I did.

Oh, Stephen!

Oh, darling.

I just got your telegram an hour ago.

- Up until then I couldn't find out a thing.

- Sarah.

Why didn't you tell me when you

were coming? I'd have met the train.

I didn't know what time I could get away.

All these days without any news of you.

We were picked up by the Navy.

They don't give out

much information these days.

No, they can't, of course.

She was a good ship, Sarah.

- What about the men?

- Some of them were lost.

- You all right?

- Oh, I'm fine. Fine.

- You bought a new suit.

- Doesn't fit very well.

You have a terrible sunburn.

- Oh, it'll wear off.

- Oh, darling, I like it.

Oh, I've got so much to tell you about.

Remember the Hopkins' boy, George?

Well, he joined the Merchant Marine.

I really think he did it because of you.

I'm awful hungry, Sarah.

Oh, this is wonderful!

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