 The convoy's name 'Libertas' alludes to the Latin word for freedom which is the historical motto of Dubrovnik.On October 1, 1991, Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), then made up of Serbian and Montenegrin units, attacked Dubrovnik from land, sea and air, and by late October had captured virtually all of the land between the Pelješac and Prevlaka peninsulas on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, with the exception of Dubrovnik itself.The siege was accompanied by a Yugoslav Navy (JRM) blockade.