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USS Cole bombing - Wikipedia The USS Cole bombing was a suicide attack by Al-Qaeda against USS Cole, a guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy, on 12 October 2000, while it was being refueled in Yemen 's Aden harbor [1] Seventeen U S Navy sailors were killed and thirty-seven injured [2] in the deadliest attack against a United States naval vessel since the USS Stark incident in 1987 Al-Qaeda claimed
USS Cole Bombing — FBI The investigation also revealed that the USS Cole bombing followed an unsuccessful attempt on January 3, 2000, to bomb another U S Navy ship, the USS The Sullivans
Terrorist Attack on USS Cole: Background and Issues for Congress - NHHC Background On October 12, 2000, the U S Navy destroyer Cole1 was attacked by a small boat laden with explosives during a brief refueling stop in the harbor of Aden, Yemen 2 The suicide terrorist attack killed 17 members of the ship s crew, wounded 39 others, and
USS Cole attack | Description, Casualties, Facts | Britannica USS Cole attack, suicide attack by Muslim militants associated with the organization al-Qaeda against a U S naval destroyer, the USS Cole, on October 12, 2000 The suicide bombers steered a small boat into the side of the Cole, ripping a 1,600-square foot hole in its hull, killing 17 sailors and wounding 39
The USS Cole bombing: A history of tragedy | Navy History . . . It was on its second deployment on October 12 when it was hit with an explosion Plotting started in Spring 1999 A similar attempt to bomb the USS The Sullivans 10 months prior failed when the overloaded bomb boat sank
USS Cole attacked by terrorists | October 12, 2000 | HISTORY At 12:15 p m local time, a motorized rubber dinghy loaded with explosives blows a 40-by-40-foot hole in the port side of the USS , a U S Navy destroyer that was refueling at Aden, Yemen
USS Cole Bombing: The Road to 9 11 - Wisconsin Veterans Museum Despite being under increased threat, Navy rules of engagement prevented the USS Cole from firing upon the small boat as it neared the ship without authorization Moments before the blast, Nieto and his work party of Patrick Roy, Joshua Parlett and Gary “Zeke” Swenchonis moved down the passageway near the galley’s mess line
USS Cole Bombing Fast Facts - CNN Read CNN’s Fast Facts on the bombing of the USS Cole and learn more about the terrorist attack in Yemen on October 12, 2000
Remembering the USS Cole Attack 20 Years Later Today marks the 20th anniversary of the attack on the USS Cole On October 12, 2000, 11 months before the 9 11 attacks, the U S Navy destroyer was refueling at a port in Yemen when suicide bombers in an approaching motorboat detonated 1,000 pounds of explosives The blast killed 17 and injured 39 crew members and created 40-foot hole in the side of the ship The attack was attributed to a