What s going on with the attack on the USS Cole

October 12, 2000: The USS Cole of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet was hit by a bomb attack, which not only blew the ship through the water, but also killed 17 U.S. troops and wounded 39 U.S. sailors. The U.S. Navy said that the seafarers on the destroyer who were attacked had spotted a rubber boat crashing into the ship's hull before the attack.

The United States, which is in Washington, said it was a suicide bombing, but did not disclose details. The destroyer had a displacement of 9,100 tons, carried more than 300 officers and men, and was armed with conventional missiles and torpedoes. The destroyer was docking at the southern port of Aden in the Arab country of Yemen to replenish fuel.

** The power is very large, in the hull of the ship exploded through a large hole of 6 feet by 12 feet, a large amount of water into the cabin, after emergency repairs there is no danger of sinking for the time being.

At about 11:20 p.m. local time in Bahrain on 12 October 2000, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole, which belongs to the Atlantic Fleet of the United States Navy, was entering the port of Aden in Yemen to refuel when it suddenly encountered a suicide attack by an unidentified small rubber boat loaded with explosives.

The USS Cole is part of the George Washington aircraft carrier group, which is heading to the Gulf to participate in a U.S.-led maritime interdiction operation to help enforce U.N. sanctions against Iraq. The ship was ordered to leave Norfolk for the Gulf in June 2000. It crosses the Strait of Suez on the 9th and enters the Red Sea.

Arrived at the port of Aden on the morning of the 12th, and was expected to stay for only 4 hours to replenish fuel, but I didn't expect to be bombed just after arriving.

The United States did not announce it, because it was a motorboat impact, there was not much kinetic energy, mainly the power of explosives at close range, about the power of 500kgtnt explosives, a big hole was blown out at that time, the side structure of the hull was partially deformed, and the internal electronic equipment was seriously damaged, because it was on the water, so it did not hurt the keel and the compartment under the hull, otherwise it is still two to say whether the Cole can be repaired.

When the United States invaded Iraq in 03, a female American soldier Lynch was captured by Iraq, because she was a female soldier, so it received wide attention in the United States, and finally Lynch escaped with the help of local Iraqis. Advertised as a combat hero by the United States. But in the end Lynch himself clarified that she did not fire a single shot in the battle and was a survivor but not a hero.

This incident also prompted the U.S. military to completely ban women from joining the army in front-line units, and women can only participate in the logistics of the army.

At that time, the United States was facing a huge wave of anti-war at home, and it urgently needed a war hero to boost morale internally. As a result, a lost female soldier, Lynch, is molded by the war propaganda machine into an escaped battle hero. and sent back to the United States to make a big tour to build a campaign. Boost support for the war.

On March 10, 2003 local time, the U.S. Army will release an investigation report written by the Army Training and Education Command. The 15-page report is an investigation into the March 23 ambush of the Army's 507th Mechanized Company inside Iraq. One of the most unexpected contents is that Jessica Lynch, a 19-year-old female soldier who was reported by the United States in the Iraq War as heroic and tenacious, fought bloodily, and was not injured until the last bullet was fired, did not fire a single shot, she was actually injured in a car accident, and it was the timely rescue and ** of the Iraqi hospital that kept her alive.

The US Navy destroyer USS Barry, which recently participated in a joint military exercise between the ROK and the United States in the waters off the Korean Peninsula, arrived at the Tuyu Base of the Naval Operations Brigade in Busan on 26 July. The "Barry" sailed into the port of Busan to load military supplies and rest for the crew. The destroyer USS Barry arrived at Mokpo New Port in South Korea on the 17th to participate in a joint exercise between South Korea and the United States, codenamed "Harrier Eagle" (FE).

The USS Barry is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer with a full load displacement of 8,950 tons and a speed of 32 knots, equipped with the latest Aegis combat system "Baseline 9" of the US military. The Baseline 9 system can detect and intercept ballistic missiles while performing air defense missions against enemy aircraft, etc.

The South Korea-U.S. joint military exercise "Key Resolve" (KR) was held from March 13 to 24, and the joint exercise "Harrier Eagle" also started on the 1st of this month and will continue until the end of next month. The ROK and U.S. navies and marines will also hold a large-scale joint landing exercise next month.

**, generally speaking, it is the state of combat readiness, training, and maintenance.

When it comes to combat readiness and training, the crew needs to be in place on board.

On 12 October 2000, the United States Navy destroyer USS Cole was killed in a suicide attack on the port of Aden, Yemen, killing at least 17 sailors and wounding more than 30.

I really forgot, it seems that the side of the frigate was blown up, and several people were killed and wounded.

At this time, you have to stay calm, if you can resist conditionally, you still have to resist, and you must shout for help, maybe someone will be able to save you.