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and converted into the first U.S.-flagged, all-container ships devoted to foreign trade, with a capacity of 382 containers below-deck plus 94 on-deck. With Grace Line's plans repeatedly frustrated by longshoremen opposition in both
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s crew were released unharmed by the Khmer Rouge shortly after the attack on Koh Tang began.
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The Last Battle: The
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304:Mayaguez
296:Koh Tang
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