Jul. 11—When the USS Pueblo was seized by North Korean warships and aircraft in international waters on Jan. 23, 1968, Stillwater resident Stu Russell was one of the crew members aboard. One crew ...
The Rated Red Crew revisits the tense moment when North Korea captured the USS Pueblo 50 years ago.
The USS Pueblo, originally a WWII light freighter, was recommissioned by the U.S. Navy as an environmental research vessel - but in truth, it was a spy ship conducting surveillance near North Korea.