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vienna · 02-15-12, 01:49 PM

My father was on the S.S. Mayaguez when she was taken by the Cambodians in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. He told me that he and some others of the crew went down into the engine room to hide out, but then feared the Cambodians might blow up or torch the ship, so the engine room was not a choice place to be holed up. Even if there is a sort of "safe room", in a prolonged incident (and it appears some crews are held by pirates for months), the crew would eventually have to come out just out of hunger, thirst, or unlivable conditions...

02-15-12, 01:49 PM	#11
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,718 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	My father was on the S.S. Mayaguez when she was taken by the Cambodians in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War. He told me that he and some others of the crew went down into the engine room to hide out, but then feared the Cambodians might blow up or torch the ship, so the engine room was not a choice place to be holed up. Even if there is a sort of "safe room", in a prolonged incident (and it appears some crews are held by pirates for months), the crew would eventually have to come out just out of hunger, thirst, or unlivable conditions... Last edited by vienna; 02-15-12 at 02:21 PM.