Sharks Attacked This US Warship and What Happened Next Shocked the World
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Steven Spielberg's Jaws, a cinematic masterpiece, is widely celebrated for its iconic moments. One memorable scene involves Quint, a seasoned shark hunter, recounting the tragic sinking of the USS Indianapolis during July 1945. After a Japanese submarine attack, hundreds of American sailors were left stranded in the Pacific Ocean's chilly waters. The harrowing monologue concludes with the stark reality: 1,100 men went into the water, only 316 came out-the sharks claimed the rest. While Jaws is largely Hollywood fiction, this scene is rooted in historical truth. The USS Indianapolis did sink in 1945, and due to significant delays in the rescue mission, it's considered one of the deadliest shark attacks in history.
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War is horrible especially for the innocent common people who didn't choose to be in the bloody war😢😮😢😮
Excellent work on this video, a lot of detail not heard before. 👏 Thank you for a great historical story!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Captain McVay had requested a destroyer escort for his return journey but this was denied. The course assigned happened to have a submarine detection during the day before, but the higher command failed to inform the ship, giving McVay the impression the course was clear of the enemy. After being struck by 2 torpedoes, a radio message was broadcast by the USS Indianapolis, but this was not acted upon by the command receiving it. After the war ended, the Japanese submarine Captain was requested and appeared before McVay's court martial, giving testimony that the sub was so close that the Indianapolis could have been zig-zagging and would still have had no way to escape the Japanese attack. The book also revealed that Captain McVay's immediate commander held a GRUDGE against McVay's father who had been an Admiral --- the book hinting this may have had an effect on the various decisions made.
It didn’t zig zag to avoid radarsail boats tack
Your headline is false the sharks did not attack the ship. The Japanese sub sank the ship and the sharks attacked the survivors in the water!
Calm down the story still hits the same jeez
A lot of detail but very poorly presented and in some cases false details. At 3:45 in the video you talk about a Kamikaze plane suddenly appearing. But your image shows an aircraft with American markings approaching the ship. Then you talk about a bomb being dropped on the ship. Kamikazes did not drop bombs. Don't give up your day job, with videos like this you're not going to make much money!
Ships are measured in feet. Keep that metric crap ashore.
I personally don't believe the shark attack story,makes no sense.
The attack of the crew members in the water by sharks is a documented fact. My understanding is that the ship's mission was so secret it was commanded to maintain radio silence and did not radio for help as it was sinking. They didn't start looking for the ship until it was late arriving. But the crew being attacked by the sharks as they desperately waited for rescue in the water is an accurate fact.