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The sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the tragic aftermath. Why didn't the U.S. Navy respond faster? Was it the deadliest shark attack in history? Why was the captain of the ship court-martialed?

00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Before Sinking
04:17 - Sinking
05:58 - Adrift/Aftermath
07:42 - Rescue
09:38 - Navy's Failure
12:25 - Deadliest Shark Attack?
13:16 - Captain McVay Court-Martial
14:57 - McVay Exonerated

Sources:

https://www.ussindianapolis.com/ (USS INDIANAPOLIS SURVIVORS ORGANIZATION & LAS FAMILIES)

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER

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Lewis L. Haynes (July–August 1995). "Recollections of the sinking of USS Indianapolis (CA-35) by CAPT Lewis L. Haynes, MC (Medical Corps) (Ret.), the senior medical officer on board the ship". Navy Medicine. Archived from the original on 8 April 2009.

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Vincent, L., & Vladic, S. (2019). Indianapolis: The true story of the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history and the Fifty-year fight to exonerate an innocent man. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.

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