Oil Covered USS Indy Survivor Being Rescued
Oil Covered USS Indy Survivor Being Rescued from the Water. In his interview, survivor Paul Murphy described the fuel oil as "thick -- almost like tar." In his interview, survivor Hensch, also covered in fuel oil, stated that there was a "benefit' to being coverd in fuel oil. In has case, he felt the fuel oil helped prevent him from getting salt water wounds. The oil provided a protective coating.