The Deadliest Shipwreck & Shark Attack in Naval History

Summary by Krater

This video recounts the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II, detailing its secret mission to deliver atomic bomb components, the torpedo attack that sank it, and the harrowing ordeal of the surviving crew in open water facing dehydration, sharks, and hypothermia, leading to the court-martial of Captain Charles McVay.

From the video

Answers: What happened to the USS Indianapolis and its crew?

• USS Indianapolis sinking
• World War II naval history
• Atomic bomb components transport
• Shark attacks at sea
• Hypothermia and dehydration
• Captain Charles McVay court-martial

What it concludes

• The sinking of the USS Indianapolis resulted in the greatest loss of life from a single ship in US naval history, with approximately 300 men dying during the sinking and hundreds more perishing over the following days from exposure, dehydration, and shark attacks.
• Captain Charles McVay was court-martialed for failing to zigzag and for hazarding the ship, and despite later exoneration by Congress and the survivors, he carried the blame until his suicide in 1968.
• A sixth-grade student named Hunter Scott initiated the effort in 1996 to clear Captain McVay's record, eventually leading to congressional resolutions and an official meeting between Captain Hashimoto and the survivors.