based on A.P. report
The crew of the Greek freighter Stamatios S, Embiricos has refused to transport a cargo of U.S. war material to South Vietnam because "uney disagree with U.S. policy in Vietnam," according to an. Associated Press report from Long Beach, California, dated August 31, UsS. officials were reported to have disclosed that it was a 3,000-ton cargo of war material "badly" needed by the U.S. troops in South Vietnam, The Greek crew's action would cost the U.S. Government a 10-day delay on a Long Beach dock,
The U.S. Government had originally chartered a Mexican freight El Mexicano for transport of the material, As the Mexican Government prohibited the entry of Mexican vessels into war zones (see above item), A U.S. military transport agency was compelled to unload the cargo and hire the Greek freighter for transport.