Attack on the U.S.S. Cole

The attack on the U.S.S. Cole was an act of terrorism against the United States Navy ship, the U.S.S. Cole which occurred on October 12th, 2000 when the terrorist group, Al Qeada attacked the ship while it was being re-fueled in the Yemeni port of Aden.
The attack left thirty-nine American sailors injured and seventeen sailors dead with the attack being regarded as the deadliest attack against a United States Naval vessel since 1987 when the USS Stark was attacked by an Iraqi jet, killing thirty-seven United States Naval personnel and injuring twenty-one.
==JAG==
On the TV series, JAG, the U.S.S. Cole is occasionally mentioned by members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
In the JAG Season 8 episode, "Ready or Not", Navy Commander Sam Moseley brings up the topic of the Cole attack while being cross-examined by JAG lawyer, Commander Sturgis Turner.
In the JAG Season 8/NCIS backdoor pilot episode, Ice Queen (episode), FBI-turned-NCIS Special Agent Vivian Blackadder is revealed to have a brother, Rex Blackadder who was killed during the attack on the Cole.
==NCIS==
The attack is occasionally mentioned on the JAG spin-off series, NCIS.
In the NCIS Season 11 episode, Under the Radar (episode), after interrogating Larry Purcell, NCIS Director Leon Vance remarks that that 200 pounds of C4 that Purcell sold to Navy Lieutenant Terence Keith was almost as twice as much as the C4 used to take out the Cole in Yemen.
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