Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/USS Cole

Cole under tow

The USS Cole (DDG 67) is towed away from the port city of Aden, Yemen, into open sea by the Military Sealift Command ocean-going tug USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) on Oct. 29, 2000. Cole will be placed aboard the Norwegian heavy transport ship M/V Blue Marlin and transported back to the United States for repair. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer was the target of a suspected terrorist attack in the port of Aden on Oct. 12, 2000, during a scheduled refueling. The attack killed 17 crew members and injured 39 others.

Reason: Historical Significance
Articles this image appears in: USS Cole bombing
Creator: Sgt. Don L. Maes, U.S. Marine Corps

Support as nominator — TomStar81 (Talk) 09:46, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Blown out sky and ship is not sharp at full resolution. - Mgm|^(talk) 10:57, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak Support Ship is not at full resolution but is a very good picture --St.daniel ^Talk 12:02, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose seriously blown out sky, grainy --gren グレン 16:44, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose , poor quality and not really historically that significant.--Svetovid 00:43, 23 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted MER-C 11:58, 28 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]