William DuCoing

HMTS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground during a blizzard at Kisamun Dan, Korea. An evacuation effort to save 111 sailors was carried out by the crew of the USS Manchester. The Prasae was set further onto the beach and was destroyed by ship gunfire to prevent North Korean forces from taking control of it.

Under enemy fire, unidentified troops and crew members from the USS Manchester use their ship's helicopter to rescue crew from the HMTS Prasae, which ran aground off the coast of Korea during a blizzard. They landed the helicopter on a snow-covered beach.

Under enemy fire, unidentified troops and crew members from the USS Manchester use their ship's helicopter to rescue crew from the HMTS Prasae, which ran aground off the coast of Korea during a blizzard. Lieutenant Taylor is in the foreground, guarding the helicopter.

Under enemy fire, unidentified troops and crew members from the USS Manchester use their ship's helicopter to rescue crew from the HMTS Prasae, which ran aground off the coast of Korea during a blizzard.

The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed the Clementine, lands on the snow covered beach at Kisamun Dan, Korea. A rescue mission was launched after the HTMS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground on Korea's Eastern Coast during a blizzard. Troops in the photo are unidentified.

The USS Manchester's helicopter, nicknamed the Clementine, lands on the snow covered beach at Kisamun Dan, Korea. A rescue mission was launched after the HTMS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground on Korea's Eastern Coast during a blizzard. Original caption: With the temperature at 12 degrees below zero, the last of Commander Vudhichae's crew are evacuated.

Under enemy fire, unidentified troops and crew members from the USS Manchester use their ship's helicopter to rescue crew from the HMTS Prasae, which ran aground off the coast of Korea during a blizzard.

Under enemy fire, unidentified troops and crew members from the run aground HMTS Prasae take shelter on the beach while they await rescue from the USS Manchester helicopter. A rescue mission was launched after the HTMS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground on Korea's Eastern Coast during a blizzard.

The USS Manchester's helicopter lands on the snow covered beach at Kisamun Dan, Korea. A rescue mission was launched after the HMTS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground on Korea's Eastern Coast during a blizzard.

The USS Manchester's helicopter prepares to rescue a Thai sailor from a beach at Kisamun Dan, Korea. A rescue mission was launched after the HMTS Prasae, a Thailand Corvette, ran aground on Korea's Eastern Coast during a blizzard. All troops are unidentified.