North Korean film producers are making a new film about the capture of the USS Pueblo – a 1968 incident in which an American naval surveillance vessel and its crew were captured and held hostage for 11 months by the Korean People’s Navy.

The new film has been in production since 2012, with recording having taken place across various locations in North Korea.

British tour agency Koryo Tours recently provided exclusive photos of the shoot to NK NEWS, showing production taking place near the former mooring point of the USS Pueblo, in downtown Pyongyang.

Pueblo Veterans Association spokesperson Ralph McClintock told