and Lawrence E. Eichel The Jump (2020) – Lithuanian documentary film References Further reading Smith, Terence. Coast Guard Officers Relieved Of Duties in Defector Incident, New York Times, 4 December 1970. Coast Guard Officers Relieved Of Duties in Defector Incident, New York Times, 5 December 1970. U. S. Documents Hint Admiral Made Decision to Return Defector, New York Times, 8 December 1970. Coast Guard Aide Critical on Defector, New York Times, 9 December 1970. Coast Guard Will Retire 2 Who Blocked Defection, New York Times, 21 December 1970. Fidell, Eugene R. How to (Mis)Handle a Defection, Proceedings, Annapolis, Maryland: U.S. Naval Institute Press, 2008 (with many photos). Agnė Fabijonavičiūtė. Lietuvių gyventojų pabėgimai ir mėginimai ištrūkti iš Sovietų Sąjungos Į JAV bėgęs ir už SSRS išdavimą kalėjęs S.Kudirka: visas Lietuvos gyvenimas persunktas bolševikine dvasia Virginija Skučaitė. Šuolio į laisvę kaina. Kauno diena, 2008-11-15 Attempted Defection by Lithuanian Seaman Simas Kudirka: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on State Department Organization and Foreign Operations…, 91-2, December 3, 7-9, 14, 17, 18, 29, 1970 Жизнь и приключения одной поправки. Законодатели против коммунизма, Radio Freedom, November 17, 2019 A detailed description of the incident (in Russian) 1930 births 2023 deaths Lithuanian sailors Soviet sailors Soviet defectors to the United States Gulag detainees Lithuanian emigrants to the United States Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Vytis People from Šakiai District Municipality