This week is about sharks: In the final days of WWII, the crew of the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) faced a harrowing choice: Burn on their sinking ship or brave the shark-infested waters of the Pacific.

It remains the deadliest shark attack in human history. Even after their rescue, the survivors faced another battle. The US Navy court-martialed Captain Charles B. McVay III, blaming him for the ...

An estimated few dozen to 150 sailors were killed by sharks, making it the deadliest shark attack in history. Here's the story of the Indianapolis.

At such a critical moment in US history ... shark while surfing with his partner at Wharton Beach on the south west coast. Mr Payne was in chest-deep water about 50 metres from shore when the ...