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- Title
The Mayaguez Incident, 12--15 May 1975.
- Authors
Guilmartin Jr., John F.
- Abstract
The article informs that on May 1975, less than two weeks after the fall of Saigon, a unit of the Cambodian Khmer Rouge navy seized the American-flagged container ship SS Mayaguez, taking the crew hostage. With memories of North Korea's seizure of the USS Pueblo in 1968 still fresh, U.S. President Gerald Ford was determined to act decisively to recover the ship and crew. Surely America's might would quickly prevail against a fourth-rate military establishment, but complications arose. Despite the presence of abundant Thailand-based tactical airpower, the United States still needed ground troops to recover the crew but had none nearby.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CONTAINER ships; HOSTAGES; FORD, Gerald R., 1913-2006; CARGO ships; SHIPS
- Publication
Air & Space Power Journal, 2005, Vol 19, Issue 1, p80
- ISSN
1555-385X
- Publication type
Article