History Thru The Lens

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My interests in history and photography come together in this photoblog. Featured in this blog are historical pictures such as the above photo of the RMS Olympic and her sister ship the RMS Titanic, which would prove to be the last one of them together side by side. Hopefully all who visit will enjoy it and recommend the site to their friends.

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Monday, April 19, 2010

The USS Cole

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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