The bombing of the USS Cole. It is one of the first of a series of deadly strikes by Al Qaeda on US targets. The organisation responsible is quickly identified. CIA Declassified s1e8: Killing the Bombers
How the CIA used cutting-edge technology in one of the most inhospitable regions in the world to hunt down the terrorist mastermind behind the attack on the USS Cole and deliver lethal justice. ibid.
A suicide bomb has ripped a 40-foot hole in the hull of the Cole nearly sinking the ship. Eventually the death toll rises to 17 with 39 injured … Prime suspect: Al Qaeda. ibid.
The name of the organiser, the leader of the cell … is Abd al-Nashiri. ibid.
Nashiri has set in motion another attack. This time his target is the investigators themselves. ibid.
Yemen becomes a front line in the War on Terror. ibid.
The CIA’s classified mission is to help Yemen’s Special Forces find and take out as many Al Qaeda operatives as possible. ibid.
Schettino didn’t make us look good in front of the world. Costa Concordia: Chronicle of a Disaster, comment, Sky Documentaries 2025
I believe Francisco Schettino was the victim of a ruthless media campaign. ibid.
Unaware and oblivious he sailed towards the rocks. ibid.
Then suddenly all the lights went off and we lost sight of the ship in the overall darkness. ibid. observer
A few minutes after the collision he knew that the ship was lost. ibid.
The kind of panic on that ship. People were terrified. ibid.
Only then does Costa Concordia say that it’s not just a blackout but they are taking water in. ibid.
He still hasn’t given the distress signal. ibid.
He sailed his ship at 17 knots against the rocks. It’s no laughing matter. There’s no excuse. ibid.
Schettino tried every way he could to get out of this mess. ibid.
He never admitted to any wrong-doing. ibid.