Mostly bullsharks were the culprits.
The US Naval Institute, which we fund with our tax dollars, presumably, makes you link and excerpt?
That scene in Jaws where the Captain speaks about it was one of the most powerful dialogues in movie history.
A cousin of mine went down with the ship. Another was a member of the crew, but just before it sailed on its final voyage, he got thrown in the brig for being drunk and rowdy, so he missed its departure. For the rest of his days, his nickname was “Lucky.”
One of the survivors Harold Bray lives in my town. I had the honor of meeting him one day and spoke to him about this and other things. He was 17 years old when the Indianapolis went down.
He speaks annually at the high school on this subject
“I’ll never wear a life jacket again...”
—Quint
http://www.amazon.com/Harms-Way-Indianapolis-Extraordinary-Survivors/dp/0805073663
An Outstanding Book!
Ping for later.