 FACT: When Quint tells his story of surviving the Indianapolis, he  states that their mission was so secret no distress signal was sent.  That is incorrect. In fact, the naval base that received the  distress signal ignored it, thinking it was a Japanese trick.  Another fact is that they werent reported until a week over due.  That is also incorrect. The Naval Base of the Philippines waited  until the Indianapolis was overdue three days before reporting. That  also contradicts Quints story about being rescued five days later  instead of a week.