Tony Scott obtained footage of the real USS Alabama departing Pearl Harbor through possibly illegal means. A paid civilian informant tipped off Scott to the day and time of Alabama's sortie from port, an obvious violation of navy ship movement regulations. Scott then had camera boats and a helicopter on standby to film the surfaced sub. Reportedly, the Alabama's captain requested assistance to remove the film crew but then simply decided to submerge the sub prematurely, footage Scott was hoping to obtain anyway. Although the Navy issued a formal protest about using its equipment in the film without permission, it was not illegal as the sub was in public view, and they could do nothing to prevent it. Interestingly, Scott was hoping only to obtain footage of an Ohio class sub in motion on the surface, the fact that the boat was the actual USS Alabama was sheer coincidence.

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