Ypiranga incident Ypiranga incident The "Ypiranga" Incident occurred on April 21, 1914, at the port of Veracruz in Mexico. The SS "Ypiranga" was a German steamer that was commissioned to transport arms and munitions to the Mexican federal government under Victoriano Huerta. The United States had placed Mexico under an arms embargo to stifle the flow of weaponry to the war-torn state, then in the throes of civil war, forcing Huerta's government to look to Europe for armaments. "Ypiranga" tried to enter the harbor at Veracruz to unload on the first day of the US occupation but was detained by US troops
Coat of arms of Hamburg and the security of shipping, as a port authority. The coat of arms exists since 1642. In 1811 abandoned during the French occupation, the admiralty council was officially disestablished in 1814, and succeeded as a court instance by the "Handelsgericht" (trade court) and for administrative purposes by the port and shipping deputation (German title: "Schifffahrts- und Hafendeputation"). Coat of arms of Hamburg The coat of arms of the German state and city of Hamburg is a kind of a national emblem. The coat of arms and the flags are regulated by the constitution of Hamburg and law. The colors of