US Navy – Breaking News – The USS Cole, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was attacked by an explosive laden zodiac boat while in harbor in Aden. There are at least 4 US Sailors dead and 20-30 injured. There is a large hole in the hull but the ship is not in danger of sinking.

• BBC News: Suicide attack on US warship
• CNN: Attack on US Navy vessels kills US Sailors in Yemen

US Navy – the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Monterey has become the second “smart ship,” with fewer problems so far than the first “smart ship.”

• Virginian Pilot: Guided-missile cruiser Monterey becomes ‘Smart Ship’

Royal Navy – One third of the Royal Navy’s Sea Harrier pilots are threatening to resign rather than move to new bases under RAF control.

• Daily Telegraph (registration required): Harrier pilots threaten to quit