USS Cole
USS Cole
SEVENTEEN people died and 39 were injured in an attack on the American
guided missile destroyer, USS Cole, in Aden harbour, Yemen, on October 12, 2000.
While the ship was refuelling 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 the USS Cole.
Link to more pictures and history of the USS Cole
SEVENTEEN people died and 39 were injured in an attack on the American
guided missile destroyer, USS Cole, in Aden harbour, Yemen, on October 12, 2000.
While the ship was refuelling 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 the USS Cole.
Link to more pictures and history of the USS Cole