Stormy Atlantic Ocean off the Portuguese Coast (1938)

Gale-force winds and storm-driven waves churn off Portugal's rugged Atlantic coastline in 1938, where Indiana Jones leaps from an exploding cargo ship amid bursts of flame and debris. Clutching the Cross of Coronado atop a life preserver, he battles towering waves, churning surf, and jagged rocks as salt spray and loose sand-laced gusts test his endurance. The heaving expanse—marked by cold swells, relentless currents, and fiery debris—turns his escape into a life-or-death ordeal, isolating him amid fading shouts and the sea's raw force.