During this event, Rowland Purser made a dash across the "sunken beach", and flight mechanic John Harston led men to safety after a helicopter crash.
This event began two weeks after the successful Operation Frequent Wind. During this event, Rowland Purser made a dash across the "sunken beach", and flight mechanic John Harston led men to safety after a helicopter crash. A firsthand account of this event is provided by captain Charles Miller. The Coral Sea was dispatched during this event, and like U-Tapao, it served as an air base for the rescuing force. During this event, the Henry Wilson was instrumental in providing covering fire for troops which landed on a beach, and the Harold Holt performed a ship-to-ship boarding which revealed that the hostages had already been evacuated. The main action of this event was an invasion of Koh Tang, which was fruitless because the hostages were being released simultaneously at Kampong Som. For 10 points, name this 1975 incident involving Cambodian seizure of an American merchant ship, considered the last action of the Vietnam War.
This event began two weeks after the successful Operation Frequent Wind.
{Mayaguez} Incident