VIETNAMESE REFUGEES RESCUED AT SEA
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Name of Ship
Nationality of Flag
Nationality of Owners
Date of Rescue
No of Refugees Rescued
First Port of Call following
Rescue Operation
Attitude of Authorities at first
Port of Call
Whether Representations made.
by HMG
Whether Representations made by
UNHCR
SS JOHN MCCONE
Liberian
A Liberian subsidiary of the American Chevron Group (Chevron UK was responsible for the movements of this particular
vessel) 7 June 1977
38 (200 miles east of Ho-Chi-Minhville)
Ship was scheduled to sail to Yosu in South Korea but diverted to Manila after the rescue
Refused permission for refugees to land
No (ship had left the Philippines before
pines we were aware of the rescue)
No
Second port of call
Attitude of Authorities at Second
Port of Call
Yosu, South Korea
Allowed refugees to land
Commitment (if any) undertaken by
HMG
None
17 June 1977 at Yosu, South Korea
Date and Place of Disembarkation
of Refugees
None
No of Refugees subsequently brought
to UK (whether permanently or temporarily)