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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
SS Mayaguez rescue operation	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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Mayaguez incident → alsoKnownAs → Mayaguez incident ⓘ

this entity surface form: SS Mayaguez rescue operation

Gerald Ford administration → majorEvent → Mayaguez incident ⓘ