Mayaguez incident

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United States military operation military conflict rescue mission

The Mayaguez incident was a 1975 confrontation between the United States and Cambodia in which U.S. forces attempted to rescue the crew of the seized American merchant ship SS Mayaguez, often regarded as one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Mayaguez incident canonical 7
Mayaguez rescue operation 3
Operation Mayaguez 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military operation ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
rescue mission ⓘ
airSupport United States Air Force ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mayaguez incident ⓘ
surface form: SS Mayaguez rescue operation
cause seizure of SS Mayaguez by Khmer Rouge forces ⓘ
commandedBy Gerald Ford ⓘ
commanderRole President of the United States ⓘ
conflictBetween Cambodia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countryInvolved Cambodia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crewNationality American ⓘ
date 1975-05-12 ⓘ
describedAs one of the last official battles of the Vietnam War era ⓘ
endDate 1975-05-15 ⓘ
hasCasualties Khmer Rouge ⓘ
surface form: Khmer Rouge forces

United States Marine Corps ⓘ
surface form: United States Marines
historicalSignificance last combat action of U.S. forces in Indochina ⓘ
involvesOrganization Khmer Rouge ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
involvesVessel SS Mayaguez ⓘ
legalStatus disputed under international law ⓘ
locationOfSeizure near Poulo Wai island ⓘ
navalSupport United States Coast Guard ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Koh Tang ⓘ
numberOfCrew 39 ⓘ
objective rescue the crew of SS Mayaguez ⓘ
opponent Khmer Rouge ⓘ
surface form: Khmer Rouge naval forces
partOf Vietnam War ⓘ
surface form: Vietnam War era
precededBy Fall of Saigon ⓘ
relatedTo Cambodian–American relations ⓘ
Khmer Rouge ⓘ
result destruction of Cambodian patrol boats and facilities ⓘ
heavy casualties among U.S. Marines ⓘ
release of SS Mayaguez crew ⓘ
shipTypeInvolved container ship ⓘ
startDate 1975-05-12 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Cambodian territorial waters ⓘ
Gulf of Thailand ⓘ
Koh Tang ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
USGroundForces United States Marine Corps ⓘ
year 1975 ⓘ

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Gerald Ford administration → majorEvent → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
Mayaguez incident → alsoKnownAs → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
this entity surface form: SS Mayaguez rescue operation
Ford administration → notableEvent → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
Koh Tang → knownFor → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
Koh Tang → historicalEvent → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
Koh Tang → conflictType → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
this entity surface form: amphibious assault (Mayaguez incident)
Koh Tang → militaryOperationName → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mayaguez rescue operation
SS Mayaguez → event → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
SS Mayaguez → relatedMilitaryOperation → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mayaguez rescue operation
Battle of Koh Tang → conflict → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
Battle of Koh Tang → partOf → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
Battle of Koh Tang → alsoKnownAs → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mayaguez rescue operation
Battle of Koh Tang → partOfOperation → Mayaguez incident ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Mayaguez