US Navy Lt. Edward Renfz Murphy Jr., the navigator aboard the seized intelligence ship Pueblo, pictured on February 6, 1968. – Vintage Photograph

On February 6, 1968, United States Navy Lt. Edward Renfz Murphy Jr. was pictured in San Francisco. Lt. Murphy was the navigator aboard the US intelligence ship Pueblo, which was taken by North Korean forces on January 23. North Korean official news agencies have reported that Lt. Murphy admitted the Pueblo had violated North Korean territorial waters more than five times before it was seized, although the United States maintains the ship was in international waters at the time of the incident.On February 6, 1968, United States Navy Lt. Edward Renfz Murphy Jr. was pictured in San Francisco. Lt. Murphy was the navigator aboard the US intelligence ship Pueblo, which was taken by North Korean forces on January 23. North Korean official news agencies have reported that Lt. Murphy admitted the Pueblo had violated North Korean territorial waters more than five times before it was seized, although the United States maintains the ship was in international waters at the time of the incident.

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(FX4x) SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.6-(AP)-This is U.S.Navy Lt. Edward Renfz Murphy Jr., 31, who was navigator aboard the in- telligence ship Pueblo when it was taken by North Korean forces Jan.23. The North Korean official news agency claimed Monday that Murphy admitted the Pueblo had violated North Korean territorial waterse more than five times before it was seized. The bited States maintains the snig was Rational wa on tock Arepho ojco www.im

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