USS Cole (DDG-67)
USS Cole (DDG-67)
On October 12, 2000, seventeen crew members died and 39 were injured in an attack
on the American guided missile destroyer, USS Cole, in Aden Harbour, Yemen.
While the ship was refueling offshore, a small craft with two men on board - presumed
to be suicide bombers - approached the ship and exploded. The small boat is
believed to have been packed with 400-700 pounds of explosives, and the blast
blew a 40-foot hole in the side of USS Cole.
Link to more pictures and history of USS Cole
On October 12, 2000, seventeen crew members died and 39 were injured in an attack
on the American guided missile destroyer, USS Cole, in Aden Harbour, Yemen.
While the ship was refueling offshore, a small craft with two men on board - presumed
to be suicide bombers - approached the ship and exploded. The small boat is
believed to have been packed with 400-700 pounds of explosives, and the blast
blew a 40-foot hole in the side of USS Cole.
Link to more pictures and history of USS Cole