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Skipper recounts Soviet seizure of tanker in neutral waters
Captain Arthur H Fertig of the American tanker Sister Katingo described Soviet sailors boarding in neutral waters outside Novorossisk. They held the ship at gunpoint for hours, demanded payment terms, fired warning shots, and confined the crew of 50 until a search party arrived.
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Egypt
Daniel Jamiebridge
Son
New York City
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Black Sea
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Kalingee
Arthur H. Fertig
Wadine River
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Odessa
New York
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