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Originally Posted by Rochard
Not sure about that.
International law allows the host country to stop a civilian ship and board it. This was a US Navy ship.
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It was a spy ship :
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January 23, Pueblo was approached by a sub chaser and her nationality was challenged; Pueblo responded by raising the U.S. flag. The DPRK vessel then ordered her to stand down or be fired upon. Pueblo attempted to maneuver away, but was considerably slower than the sub chaser. Additionally, three torpedo boats appeared on the horizon and then joined in the chase and subsequent attack. The attackers were soon joined by two MiG-21 fighters. A fourth torpedo boat and a second sub chaser appeared on the horizon a short time later
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The North Korean vessels attempted to board Pueblo, but she maneuvered to prevent this for over two hours and a sub chaser opened fire with a 57 mm cannon, killing one member of the crew.
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In his book The Pueblo Surrender - A Covert Action by the NSA, author Robert A. Liston points out that weakly armed spy ships operating alone, and dangerously close to enemy territorial waters normally carry little if any sensitive material on board
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You seem to say that it was not OK to board the Pueblo because it was a naval ship ( np flotting its flag .. ) :
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Originally Posted by Rochard
This was a US Navy ship.
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Next time aid needs to reach Gaza, would it be OK to send a miltary convoy ( Turks or Syria .. ) : good to know !