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High Tech Search Tools to Find the USS Indianapolis

Season 2017 Episode 1 | 2m 17s

The USS Indianapolis sank in the deepest ocean on the planet. To have any chance of finding the wreck, the R/V Petrel will need to use two pieces of state of the art technology to search those crushing depths – an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle will survey the seabed floor, and a Remotely Operated Vehicle equipped with a high definition camera will inspect objects identified by the AUV.

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To find the long lost wreck of the Indianapolis, the Petrel crew must weigh all evidence.
After discovering an object worth investigating, the ROV runs into a mechanical problem.
Follow the definitive story of the USS Indianapolis.
The sinking of Indianapolis remains the U.S. Navy’s worst single loss of life at sea.
Survivors of the sunken Indy are lost in the middle of the sea surrounded by an oil spill.
Take a live tour of the wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, the WWII vessel sunk in 1945.
Take a live tour of the wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, the WWII vessel sunk in 1945.
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The sinking of Indianapolis remains the U.S. Navy’s worst single loss of life at sea.
Take a live tour of the wreckage from the USS Indianapolis, the WWII vessel sunk in 1945.