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Caption:
The USS Cole (DDG 67) is towed away from the port city of Aden, Yemen,
into open sea by the Military Sealift Command ocean-going tug USNS
Catawba (T-ATF 168) on Oct. 29, 2000. Cole will be placed
aboard
the Norwegian heavy transport ship M/V Blue Marlin and transported back
to the United States for repair. The Arleigh Burke class
destroyer was the target of a suspected terrorist attack in the port of
Aden on Oct. 12, 2000, during a scheduled refueling. The
attack
killed 17 crew members and injured 39 others. DoD photo by
Sgt.
Don L. Maes, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)
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