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high seas near the tanker, as the men escaped with the Jacob's ladder swinging like a trapeze, was central to the story. To achieve this, a large section of the exterior hull was replicated, starting with the boat deck and extending below the waterline. This was placed on the fourth bespoke gimbal, which in turn was placed into an 80-foot by 110- foot tank built primarily for shooting the rescue boat. We were thereby able to visually join the Pendleton with the CG-36500, with each piece moving independently. The gimbal motion, combined with the tank's wavemakers, Above: More views of Rob Johnson's Solidworks and KeyShot model of the Pendleton's exterior decks and catwalk. Below, left and right: The exterior deck set on stage showing the weather deck, boat deck, and the suspended mess deck and catwalk. The 70-foot ceilings at the Fore River Shipyard informed the height of the exterior ventilators and smokestack. A production photograph of the catwalk to the missing bow of the Pendleton. Opposite page, top left: A research painting with no artist's attribution, used by the Coast Guard to memorialize the rescue. It seems to be somewhat from the period. Right, top to bottom: Rob Johnson's Solidworks/Maxwell Render model of the hull exterior showing the lowest gimbal position in the ten-foot- deep tank. A set still of the hull set, on its gimbal, placed in the tank with the CG-36500. A production photograph of the Coast Guard CG-36500 and the Jacob's ladder hanging from the exterior hull of the Pendleton.