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None. The capture of the tanker Tuapse occurred on 23 June 1954, when a civilian Soviet ship was captured and confiscated by the Republic of China Navy in the high seas near the Philippines and the sailors were detained in Taiwan for various periods with three deaths, until the last four were released in 1988. [1][2]
The capture. The Soviet tanker ‘Tuapse’, which had left Odessa in May 1954, was on its way to Shanghai carrying ten thousand tons of aviation fuel intended for the PLA Air Force. When it had ...
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Oct 6, 2024 · For some of the crew of the Soviet tanker 'Tuapse', the return home took almost 35 years. On June 23, 1954, an event occurred that sent reverberations through the USSR. The Soviet tanker 'Tuapse' had been captured in international waters in the South China Sea. And it was done not by pirates of some kind, but by the Republic of China Navy itself.
- The Adversaries
- The Capture
- Controversy
- The Fate of The Crew
The Soviet Union and the Republic of China were not always enemies. In the second half of the 1930s, Moscow actively supported Chiang Kai-shek's ruling Kuomintang party, which was opposing Japanese aggression, by sending it financial support, weapons and military specialists. Later, however, the paths of the two countries fundamentally diverged. Th...
The Soviet tanker 'Tuapse', which had left Odessa in May 1954, was on its way to Shanghai carrying ten thousand tons of aviation fuel intended for the PLA Air Force. When it had almost reached its destination, it was intercepted by two Taiwanese destroyers. Officer Cui Changling, who took part in the operation to capture the tanker, fled to mainlan...
The Soviet Union immediately reacted to the incident. Moscow did not recognize the Taiwanese government and its note of protest was sent straight to the U.S. "It is perfectly apparent that the seizure of the Soviet tanker by a naval vessel in waters controlled by the U.S. Navy could only have been carried out by U.S. naval forces. In connection wit...
The American and Taiwanese special services, however, were in no hurry to meet Moscow's demands. They had their own plans for the Soviet sailors. The 49 crew were divided into groups of 10-15 each and immediately isolated from one another. Every day, they were subjected to psychological brainwashing in an attempt to get them to ask for political as...
Mar 15, 2024 · For some crew members of the Soviet tanker 'Tuapse', it took nearly 35 years to return home. On June 23, 1954, an event occurred that reverberated in the Soviet Union. The Soviet tanker "Tuapse" was hijacked in international waters of the South China Sea. But this was not done by pirates, but by the Taiwanese navy.
The capture of the tanker Tuapse occurred on 23 June 1954, when a civilian Soviet ship was captured and confiscated by the Republic of China Navy in the high seas near the Philippines and the sailors were detained in Taiwan for various periods with 3 deaths, until the last 4 were released in 1988.[1][2] On 18 June 1949 during the Chinese Civil War, the Government of the Republic of China (ROC ...
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The capture of the tanker Tuapse occurred on 23 June 1954, when a civilian Soviet ship was captured and confiscated by the Republic of China Navy in the high seas near the Philippines and the sailors were detained in Taiwan for various periods with three deaths, until the last four were released in 1988.