Union sinking of Rebel ship in international waters
Chinese spy ring in British government
Chinese siege of a British frigate.
The Amethyst Affair began on April 19,1949, when the British frigate Amethyst came under fire from Communist Chinese artillery and ran aground in the Yangtze River. A tense, 103-day standoff followed until the frigate made a daring escape on July 30. The Amethyst lost 22 men killed and 31 wounded in the ordeal. Rescue attempts by the Royal Navy resulted in another 23 British sailors killed.
