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Among those escaping were Robert McSeveney, 29, of Los Angeles, and Claude Brideau, 33, of British Columbia, who had arrived in Aden the night before the trouble started. They were crew members of the 44-ft. yacht Wathara IV, whose Australian owner, Bruce Cameron, 65, had stopped to take on water and food after 15 days at sea. On shore, they watched as artillery began to fire from the hills, MiGs appeared in the sky and shells suddenly were landing everywhere. "The concussions sucked the air from our lungs," McSeveney said later. "We thought we were going to die." After...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Yemen Apocalypse Now In Aden | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

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