Keywords: Defense.gov News Photo 001224-N-3580W-540.jpg en Two tug boats gently push the USS Cole DDG 67 to its mooring at Pier 4 of the Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula Miss on Dec 24 2000 The Arleigh Burke class destroyer was the target of a terrorist attack in the port of Aden Yemen on Oct 12 2000 during a scheduled refueling The attack killed 17 crew members and injured 39 others The Cole was transported from Aden to Pascagoula by the Norwegian heavy transport ship M/V Blue Marlin A 60 foot by 60 foot patch was welded to the hull of the destroyer before it was off loaded from the Blue Marlin 001224-N-3580W-540 Navy http //www defense gov/photos/newsphoto aspx newsphotoid 3173 2000-12-24 en Chief Petty Officer Johnny R Wilson U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Defense gov news media for December 2000 Import by User Slick-o-bot/Defense gov News Photos General views of USS Cole DDG-67 |