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Mission of the Shark — International waters

Scene

The 1991 TV film tells the story of USS Indianapolis's sinking and the prolonged failure to rescue the survivors — the largest shark attack in recorded history and a US Navy scandal.

History

The Indianapolis tragedy exposed systematic failures in US Navy communication procedures. Captain Charles McVay III was court-martialled for the disaster — the only US Navy captain court-martialled for losing a ship in combat conditions in WWII. He was exonerated posthumously by Congress in 2000 after survivor testimonies and the campaign of survivor Giles McCoy.

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