"[The unicorn was devastated by] the treatment it received that day. After landing a safe spot on the ship's response boat, the floatie was tossed overboard to make room for the humans and subjected to the dual indignities of being discarded and hearing crew members tell Cintron to shoot it.

What a relief it must have been when it was lifted out of the water for return to the ship. And now, to live in a museum."

Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/24/unicorn-made-famous-shark-incident-floats-history-coast-guard-museum.html

🦄Someone yells "sink the unicorn."

When the unicorn was finally retrieved from the water it looked like this:

🦄Today the unicorn has a new home at the U.S. Coast Guard Museum in New London, Connecticut. He joins the museum's collection of mascots where he sits proudly on display.