Now, it sounds strange to me that a center tank would be: just after take off on a long international flight ahead!??! Then we certainly also need to believe that the USS "Cole" was damaged from an explosion in its bunker fuel tanks, and NOT from a suicide boat full with explosion!!!
It wasn't a long flight, it was just to Europe (with the wind too). Compared to flights like NYC to Buenos Aires or something it's pretty short (like half). They probably only were half full for this trip.
Of course the Cole was attacked by a haywire bunker fuel tank,
I believe that. Clinton is still looking for it so it can be brought to justice. Under Clinton, things were just simpler and straightforward. We must put a stop to "fuel tank violence".
On an old FR thread, there was talk of a TWA employee that came forward. He said he vented the center tank of fumes in Greece just before it's flight to NY. He disappeared from the news after his first statement.