THE JAWS MASSACRE ; Court martial: Captain McVay was blamed for the tragedy of the Indianapolis.

From: The Daily Mail (London, England) | Date: August 18, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: TONY RENNELL

THERE WERE fins all around, the killer sharks just circling, waiting,assessing their prey in their usual silent, sinister way.

For the men strung out in the oil-streaked water, clinging to the sides offlimsy rafts or floating in sodden lifejackets, the sight was terrifying andthe underwater brush of leathery skin against a submerged leg, or the nudge ofa snout, was gut-wrenching.

These men were already survivors, the remaining 900 sailors of the U.S.SIndianapolis. Just three quarters of the crew of the U.S. Navy ship had managedto get off the ...

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