USS PUEBLO (AGER-2)
A commissioned ship of the US Navy, hijacked in international waters, the crew imprisoned and tortured, currently illegally commandeered as a museum in North Korea.
I recently read Act of War by Jack Cheevers...and excellent account of a forgotten chapter of Naval history.
In January 1968, the USS Pueblo was engaged in electronic surveillance off the coast of North Korea. Apparently, the ship remained in international waters, but the government of North Korea still instructed a gunboat to attack and board the Pueblo and seize the crew. For the crewmen, what followed was an 11-month ordeal that included severe beatings and forced confessions.
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