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History: Uss Indianapolis Resurfaced
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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ln 1945, when the U.S.S. lndianapoIis was sunk by a Japanese submarine, 300 men went down with the ship, while some 900 survived in shark-infested waters. FinaIIy spotted four days Iater, only 316 men remained aIive. The sinking ignited a firestorm. Captain Charles B. McVay llI was eventualIy court-martialed, but did the Navy faiI to warn him about the enemy sub? ln 1999, the Senate Armed Services Committee agreed to hear testimony. We see how a 12-year-oId's schooI project helped exonerate McVay. |
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