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The Search for Indianapolis Hits a Snag

Season 2019 Episode 1 | 2m 51s

The crew of R/V Petrel has mapped out the area of the Philippine Sea where they will search for the Indianapolis. On the second run of their Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, they discover an object that looks like a ship, but it isn’t clear if it’s Indy. They decide to send the Remotely Operated Vehicle to get a closer look, but run into a potentially mission ending mechanical issue in the process.

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To find the long lost wreck of the Indianapolis, the Petrel crew must weigh all evidence.
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.
To find the wreck of the Indianapolis, state of the art technology will be needed.
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.