The Marines allegedly mistook the fishing vessel as a pirate vessel. Houston initially mistook the group for Mexican reinforcements and shouted out that all was lost. Iraq apologized, and Saddam Hussein said that the pilot mistook "Stark" for an Iranian tanker. In July, Valachi supposedly mistook another inmate for a mob hitman and killed him. Initially, the audience mistook the gunfire for pyrotechnics. Many people in the crowd initially mistook the gunfire for fireworks. In the dark, Mexican soldiers mistook him for an adult and killed him. Jerwood mistook him for a tramp and drove him away. The dwarves initially mistook them for spies. They mistook him for a wanted person. Bonnet initially mistook Rhett's squadron for merchantmen and sent three canoes to capture them. The aircraft mistook the British cruiser for their target and fired torpedoes. It quickly became an Internet meme among foreigners who mistook it for being real. The sister mistook it for the moon and broke her fast. The gatekeeper mistook Mukherjee to be this "Bengali", and refused him entry.