MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: And no on to the story of the USS Cole, the U.S. ship that was attacked apparently by terrorists this past week in the port of Aden in Yemen. The story we take you to is in Ramstein Air Base this morning, where many of the sailors who were injured in that blast are headed back home. CNN's Chris Burns with a live report form there -- Chris.</s>CHRIS BURNS, CNN BERLIN BUREAU CHIEF: Good morning, Miles. Well, yes, 33 of the injured sailors from the USS Cole are over my shoulder and aboard this C141 transport plane that is firing up right now, is about to leave, wheels up in the next few minutes. We can hear the other engines starting up right now. They'll be flying back toward their home base at Norfolk, Virginia. They will be immediately taken to Portsmouth military hospital where they be -- some of them will be receiving further treatment and more checks. Six others remain here at Landstuhl U.S. military hospital very close here nearby. They'll be staying there for at least the coming days. Six, all six, have been taken out of intensive care. Two are still on respirators. One is going to come off respirators today. Families are coming over. Four of the families -- four of the sailors's families arrived a short time ago today. They'll be arriving -- two more will be arriving later today. So families will joining those six sailors who remain at Landstuhl hospital for further medical care. Five of them were operated on yesterday, all of them in stable condition, Miles.</s>O'BRIEN: All right, that's CNN's Chris Burns at the Ramstein Air Base.
USS Cole Attack: 33 Injured Sailors Headed Home Today