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USS Cole helps out Iranian vessel stranded in Gulf of Oman
Stars and Stripes
January 29, 2017
Two rigid-hull inflatable boats from the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole approach an Iranian-flagged dhow that ran out of fuel in the Gulf of Oman, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy)
Two rigid-hull inflatable boats from the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole approach an Iranian-flagged dhow that ran out of fuel in the Gulf of Oman, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy)
Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Alan Farthing, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole, places a container of fuel into a rigid-hull inflatable boat after a distress call from an Iranian-flagged dhow in the Gulf of Oman, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. (Courtesy of the U.S. Navy)
The USS Cole assisted an Iranian-flagged vessel after it ran out of gas late last week in the Gulf of Oman.
The Norfolk-based guided-missile destroyer supplied 17 gallons of diesel fuel on Friday to the distressed 75-foot dhow, a Navy statement said.
“We have an important role and responsibility to aid our fellow mariners in distress,” Cmdr. David Wroe, the Cole’s commander, said in the statement. “It was a pleasure to use our training to support the sailors with something even as little as a few cans of fuel.”
The Cole, which is supporting the 5th Fleet in the region, was bombed by al-Qaida in October 2000. Seventeen crewmembers were killed and 39 were injured in the incident.