How many died on the USS Cole?

17 Sailors
At 1118 on the morning of 12 October 2000, as USS Cole (DDG-67) was refueling in Aden Harbor, Yemen, suicide bombers detonated an explosive-laden boat directly against the port side of the ship. The resulting blast killed 17 Sailors, wounded 37 others, and tore a hold forty by sixty feet in the ship’s hull.

Who is Osama bin Laden and what did he do?

Bin Laden is most well known for his role in masterminding the September 11 attacks, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people and prompted the United States, on the orders of President George W. Bush, to initiate the “War on Terror” and the subsequent War in Afghanistan.

Who was president when USS Cole was bombed?

According to Rice, the decision not to respond militarily to the Cole bombing was President Bush’s. She said he “made clear to us that he did not want to respond to al Qaeda one attack at a time. He told me he was ‘tired of swatting flies.

Who is responsible for the bombing of the USS Cole?

Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack against the United States. A U.S. judge has held Sudan liable for the attack, while another has released over $13 million in Sudanese frozen assets to the relatives of those killed.

When was the last time a US Navy ship sank?

The last US Navy ship lost at sea was USS Guardian. On 17 January 2013, Guardian ran aground on Tubbataha Reef in the Phillipines. Unable to be recovered, the vessel was decommissioned and struck on 15 February 2013.

Who was the president when the USS Cole was attacked?

How did the U.S. respond to the USS Cole bombing?

The United States Navy has reconsidered its rules of engagement in response to this attack. On 30 October 2020, Sudan and the United States signed a bilateral claims agreement to compensate families of the sailors who died in the bombing. The agreement entered into force in February 2021.

Has a US Navy ship ever been captured?

Pueblo is one of only a few American ships to have been captured since the First Barbary War.

How many sailors were on the USS Cole?

17 U.S. sailors
The U.S. destroyer, en route to the Persian Gulf, was making a prearranged fuel stop at the port of Aden, Yemen, when the attack occurred. The blast ripped a 40-foot-wide hole near the waterline of the Cole, killing 17 U.S. sailors and injuring nearly 40 other crew members.

Is the movie Zero Dark Thirty accurate?

But the final 30 or so minutes of the film that focuses on the raid is gripping in a silent hold-your-breath way. From interviews and documents that have come out since, the portrayal of the raid is tactically and historically as accurate as a Hollywood film can get.