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Fingore: What leads to Quint's death; one of Hooper's oxygen tanks falls on his hand, causing him to lose his grip on the now sinking Orca.
Source: Film / Jaws -
Before the show even begins, it is implied Miho suffers one when she causes Kuromorimine to lose their final battle against Pravda last year, because she abandoned her flag tank to save the crew of another sinking tank.
Source: Anime / Girls und Panzer -
Though it was rather elaborate, running along a board over open water, on an already sinking ship, which makes one wonder how the hell did it not get wet or lose a critical few inches halfway through...
Source: Powder Trail
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