4 January 1989. Two Libyan Mig-23s repeatedly approached a pair of F-14s who turned away, signifying to the Migs that they did not want to engage. The Migs .\rbr\rbrSUBSCRIBE : \rbr\rbrIn 1973 Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi claimed the Gulf of Sidra as territorial waters. Gaddafi named it The Line of Death, crossing this line would invite a .\rbr\rbrOn the morning of 4 January 1989, the Kennedy battle group was operating some 130 km north of Libya, with a group of A-6 Intruders on exercise south of Crete, .