[AFTERMATH OF ISRAELI ATTACK ON USS LIBERTY JUNE 8, 1967]

This silent news footage shows the aftermath of the Israeli attack on the U.S. Navy's ship, USS Liberty. This incident occurred on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, when Israeli forces attacked the Liberty, a U.S. Navy technical research ship, in international waters off the Sinai Peninsula. The attack, involving aircraft and torpedo boats, killed 34 Americans and wounded over 170. Israel apologized, claiming mistaken identity, while many survivors maintain the attack was deliberate. Israel eventually paid over $12 million in compensation for the deaths, injuries, and damages to the ship.The incident remains one of the most controversial events in U.S.-Israel relations.


Scenes include:
00:00 aerial shot of the ship post-attack, with damaged superstructure clearly visible.
00:13 deck areas of the USS Liberty clearly showing fire damage and impacts from projectile weapons
00:24 .50 caliber machinegun position on the USS Liberty
00:29 sailors are shown tossing wreckage overboard
00:32 sailor stands beside blood-spattered area of ship's hull
00:36 U.S. Navy helicopters are shown landing on the deck of the ship, removing wounded.
00:38 Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion sets down on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS America.
00:41 Wounded evacuated from the helicopter onto the America
00:43 Kaman UH-2B helicopter lands on the deck of the USS America, and more wounded evacuated
00:49 USS Liberty, with remaining crew, limped toward Valletta, Malta, for temporary repairs after the incident. As seen here, the ship then returned to the Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia, on July 27, 1967. Sailors are seen reuniting with their familes and hugging wives and children.