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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.
- Missy Sullivan
On 23 January 1968, the ship was attacked and captured by a North Korean vessel, in what became known as the "Pueblo incident", [1] or alternatively, as the "Pueblo crisis".
- 20-23 January 1968
- Sea of Japan
Sep 6, 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 23, 2015 · On January 28, 1968, fourteen miles from North Korean land, the USS PUEBLO was attacked and captured by overwhelming forces from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The crew was detained and interrogated until their release on December 23, 1968, 338 days after their capture.
When Commander Lloyd M. “Pete” Bucher surrendered his ship, the USS Pueblo (AGER-2), to North Korean gunboats in 1968, he became one of the most notorious figures in U.S. Navy history. Bucher gave up his vessel without firing a shot, the first U.S. sea commander to do so since 1807.
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.
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Jan 23, 2012 · By Chloe Hadjimatheou. BBC World Service. There is only one US Navy ship in the world held by a foreign nation - the USS Pueblo, a spy ship which was captured by North Korea on 23 January...
