Chapter 15: Sharks and Bullets

They had been in the water for twenty-seven days, and they were starving and thirsty. They saw a plane, and tried to signal it, but it started firing at them. They had to jump overboard, into the sea of sharks all around them. Phil was very weak, and it was hard for him to jump off, and then get back onto the boat multiple times. The plane belonged to the Japanese, and it was violating a rule to fire on unarmed sailors. Phil's raft was completely broken, and he had to take refuge on Louie's raft, which also had holes in it. They had to pump air into Louie's raft to keep it afloat, but at the same time had to fend off sharks.