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It has been 20 years since the North Koreans boarded and captured the intelligence gathering ship, USS Pueblo (AGER-2), on 23 January 1968, taking her 83-man crew as hostages for 11 months. By 22 December when the crew was released, a sailor who was seriously wounded when the ship was seized had died in captivity.
Lloyd Mark " Pete " Bucher ( / ˈbuːkər / BOO-kər; [ 1] 1 September 1927 – 28 January 2004) was an officer in the United States Navy, who is best remembered as the captain of USS Pueblo, which was seized by North Korea on January 23, 1968. Early life and education.
At the time of her seizure, the Pueblo, an electronic surveillance ship, was trying to pinpoint the location of military radar and radio stations along North Korea’s rugged east coast. The 176-foot vessel was alone, with no U.S. combat jets or ships to protect her.
Dec. 23 marks 50 years since the release of USS Pueblo crew members from North Korea's custody. One died heroically and the rest were tortured daily for nearly a year. The ship, to this day, remains in North Korean custody.
- 20-23 January 1968
- Sea of Japan
Feb 27, 2021 · The newly-freed sailors were about to leave for the U.S., having spent the past 11 months in captivity after the intelligence ship's capture by the North Koreans. In February, 2021, a federal...
Jan 27, 2002 · Over the next 11 months, the Pueblo’s crew would suffer countless beatings and death threats at the hands of the North Koreans who had seized the ship and held the men prisoner.
One crew member died during the capture and 82 others were taken as prisoners. The crew was tortured and beaten, deprived of adequate food and medical care, and forced to write confession...
