On 13 June 2019, two oil tankers were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz while they transited the Gulf of Oman. The Kokuka Courageous, flagged in Panama and operated by a company based in Japan, and F
U.S. Navy sailors provide aid to the crew of Kokuka Courageous onboard USS Bainbridge
Magnet attached to the side of Kokuka Courageous, allegedly left over from the removed limpet mine
The patrol boat filmed allegedly removing a limpet mine (pictured) matches the model and dimensions of patrol boats used by the IRGC Navy, with its distinctive chevron pattern and center console.
The United States identified this particular type of limpet mine, called "Iranian Indigenous Extra-Large Limpet Mine," as being used in the attack.
USS Bainbridge (DDG-96)
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USS Bainbridge is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the fifth ship to carry the name. Bainbridge is named in honor of Commodore William Bainbridge
June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident
…responded to assist both vessels after the attack and reported having rescued some of the crew. U.S. officials said that the guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge rescued 21 crew members from a tugboat that had rescued them from the burning Kokuka Courageous tanker. A Dutch vessel en route to Dubai rescued 21…
USS Bainbridge on 25 September 2007
As seen from a ScanEagle UAV, Bainbridge and the Maersk Alabama lifeboat, 9 April 2009.