The USS Cole: A Full Recovery
The suspected perps have not been fully brought to account. Pre-trial proceeding begin this year for the alleged mastermind, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.
The USS Cole was attacked in the port of Aden in Yemen on October 12, 2000.
The U.S. destroyer, en route to the Persian Gulf, was making a prearranged fuel stop when the attack occurred. The blast ripped a 40-foot-wide hole near the waterline, killing 17 American sailors and injuring nearly 40 other crew members.
The ship was brought to be repaired at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and has been sailing the high seas for years. The suspected perps have not been fully brought to account. Pre-trial proceeding begin this year for the alleged mastermind, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.