On 12 May 1975 the cargo ship SS Mayaguez was seized by gunboats from this country.
- Cambodia
- Iran
- North Korea
- Vietnam
Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge captured the vessel and took it into port. The US mounted a successful rescue operation which cost 41 lives.
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