The official declined to say what route the destroyer will take on its journey home aboard the heavy-lift Blue Marlin. The vessel has a large open deck like an oceangoing flatbed truck. The Blue Marlin is designed to haul offshore oil rigs. Dual investigations under way Two investigations are being conducted into the source of the bomb blast. Technicians with the Federal Bureau of Investigation are studying forensic evidence collected from the scene to trace who was responsible for the bombing.
Evidence includes fragments of the small boat, collected by divers from the harbor floor.
Yemeni authorities also are interviewing scores of people about their knowledge of the blast. So far more than 2,000 including some eyewitnesses have been questioned about the explosion. Shortly after the attack, bomb-making materials were found in an apartment near the harbor. Authorities also found what they believe to be a hideout used by the attackers and a car and trailer they suspect were used to put a boat carrying the explosives into the water. No one has been charged.