User:Juxlos/Martin Behrman incident

In early 1947, the American merchant vessel SS Martin Behrman engaged in trading with Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution, despite a Dutch blockade in place. This resulted in the ship being boarded and its cargo seized by Dutch authorities.

Events
The Martin Behrman arrived off the port of Cirebon on 6 February 1947, but due to the narrow harbor could not enter the port proper and instead began loading cargo around 7-8 miles off shore, with small Indonesian ships ferrying cargo to Martin Behrman.

Through its embassy in Den Haag, the American government issued two written protests to the Dutch government over the seizure of the cargo in March.