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The taking of Pueblo and the abuse and torture of her crew during the next eleven months became a major Cold War incident, raising tensions between western and eastern powers. North Korea stated that Pueblo deliberately entered their territorial waters 7.6 nautical miles (14 km) away from Ryo Island , and that the logbook shows that they ...
Jul 20, 2010 · On January 23, 1968, the USS Pueblo, a Navy intelligence vessel, is engaged in a routine surveillance of the North Korean coast when it is intercepted by North Korean patrol boats. According to U...
Apr 5, 2024 · Pueblo Incident, capture of the USS ‘Pueblo,’ a Navy intelligence ship, and its 83 crewmen by North Korean patrol boats off the coast of North Korea on January 23, 1968. The United States, maintaining that the ‘Pueblo’ had been in international waters, began a military buildup in the area.
Feb 26, 2021 · CNN — A US federal court has awarded $2.3 billion in damages to several crew members of the USS Pueblo and their surviving families, more than 50 years after North Korea seized the American naval...
Jan 23, 2018 · North Korea's seizure of the Pueblo came three days after 31 North Korean commandos sneaked into Seoul in an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee. The...
Jan 28, 2014 · On January 23, 1968, the Navy's U.S.S. Pueblo was coasting in the waters off the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The boat had been sent by Rear Admiral Frank L. Johnson and its mission,...
Jun 12, 2018 · (Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) The Blue House Raid and Capture of the USS Pueblo. On January 21, 1968, a group of North Korean commandos fought their way into Seoul in an attempt to...
