08 October 2020 20 years later: Former USS Cole Sailor remembers attack It was 11:18 a.m. on Oct. 12, 2000, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67). The ship arrived in Yemen that morning for a brief fuel stop after completing a lengthy transit through the Suez Canal the day prior. Suddenly, the lights went out and all ventilation...