The attack was deliberate and they honestly expected the vessel to sink with all hands. They shot up the life boats as well as the rest of the forward part resulting in it being totaly unseaworthy. The capt and crew of CTs sailed that vessel 700 miles backward into port with no life boats. The Johnson Administration had sixth fleet recall all aircraft before they could come to their aid.
If this is true, did they know that the Liberty was an American ship? I read at the time that the Israelis mistook it for an Egyptian ship.
DING DING DING DING!!!
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