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The Mayaguez Incident Omnibus (Hardcover)
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The Mayaguez Incident Omnibus (Hardcover)
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SOS and then stopped the ship. Seven Khmer Rouge soldiers boarded
the Mayaguez and their leader, Battalion Commander Sa Mean, pointed
at a map indicating that the ship should proceed to the east of
Poulo Wai. One of the crew members broadcast a Mayday which was
picked up by an Australian vessel. The Mayaguez arrived off Poulo
Wai at approximately 4pm and a further 20 Khmer Rouge boarded the
vessel. At 12:05 EST (21:05 Cambodia), a meeting of the National
Security Council (NSC) was convened to discuss the situation. The
members of the NSC were determined to end the crisis decisively,
believing that the fall of South Vietnam less than two weeks before
and the forced withdrawal of the United States from Cambodia,
(Operation Eagle Pull) and South Vietnam (Operation Frequent Wind)
had severely damaged the U.S.'s reputation. They also wished to
avoid comparisons to the Pueblo incident of 1968, where the failure
to promptly use military force to halt the hijacking of a US
intelligence ship by North Korea led to an eleven-month hostage
situation.
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