Russell was one of 83 Americans held captive inside North Korea, following the seizure of the USS Pueblo spy ship in international waters, on January 23, 1968. The North Korean ship quickly fired two salvos into the Pueblo's upper deck, seriously wounding two sailors. The USS Pueblo crew seen in a propaganda photo released by their captors after the ship was seized by North Korea. At the same time, North Korea repeatedly complained of "infiltrating naval craft and armed espionage vessels" along its coast, threatening retaliation. This month, North and South Korea did just that, reopening communication lines for the first time in more than two years.

Source: CNN January 21, 2018 00:00 UTC