SUPPLEMENT TO PUEBLO SITREP NO. 25 (INFORMATION AS OF 12 MIDNIGHT 31 JANUARY)

Created: 2/1/1968

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Directorate of8

INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM

Supplement to Pueblo Sitrep No. 25

(Information as ofidnightanuary)

M EST or.anuary the USSdestroyer escorting the attack carrierinvolvedollisionoviet The Sovietmerchant vesselthe Rowan, which wasto its station after replenishment, from The two ships' courses gave the Rowanof way which required it to maintainspeed until in clear danger of collidingother ship.

Rowan maintained speed until aimminent, whereupon the Rowan turnedthe path of the Soviet ship and one minutethe emergency-collision signal and reversed

its engines. The collision occurred three minutes

later.

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3. The Rowanhree-foot hole above the waterline on the port (left) side. The Soviet ship signaled it had "damage to my stem two meters in length" and "no assistance required".

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