Anyone remember, wasn’t Commander Lloyd Bucher brought up for some disciplinary charges as a result of this incident? Something to the effect that he should not have surrendered the ship when he did???
The Navy ship I was on had enough explosive to blow the ship sky high if you know how to rig the ammo magazines correctly. I know, because I was the guy that was supposed to do it.
His wife was a high school classmate of my Mom. She met him at a class reunion after he was released from North Korea. Mom said he didn't say much at the event.