5, 2020) – “We heard a loud explosion and it felt to us like the ship lifted and it immediately settled back down into the water,” Master Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis) Craig Cotherman reflected on the bombing of guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) in the port of Aden, Yemen, the morning of Oct. 5th Fleet reflects on the 20th anniversary of the bombingīy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Indra Beaufort, USS Philippine Sea Public AffairsĪRABIAN GULF (Oct.