 The second attack did reach its target the USS "Cole", on 12 October 2000, killing 17 people and wounding 40 others.However, the terrorist attack on the USS "Cole" failed to produce valuable propaganda footage for al Qa'ida since there was no one there to film it happening.Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso was ordered to film the attack from a nearby apartment for this very purpose but he over slept and did not wake up to film the attack.