Mayaguez and the Murder Ship: Two Tales of Maritime Heroism

"e;Mayaguez and the Murder Ship"e; trace the marine exploits of First Mate, later Captain, Casey Flynn. Aboard the container ship Mayaguez, he was First Mate during the surprise capture of that vessel and crew by Cambodian communists in 1975. During the four days between their capture and release to the U.S. Navy, Flynn acted as calm intermediary with his crew's communist captors. The Americans we...