USS Cole aboard the MV Blue Marlin
While on a routine fueling stop in Aden, Yemen, the navy destroyer USS Cole was attacked by suicide bombers on October 12, 2000, killing 17 people and injuring 39 more. As suspected, the terrorist organization al-Qaeda took responsibility for the bombing.
A US judge ultimately awarded 13 million dollars of Sudanese frozen assets to the families of the victims. The Cole was eventually returned to the United States aboard the semi submersible heavy duty transport ship MV Blue Marlin.
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