U.S. officials said that the guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge rescued 21 crew members from a tugboat that had rescued them from the burning Kokuka Courageous tanker.[22] The crew of 23 people of the Frontline’s Front Altair was transferred to an Iranian navy vessel and disembarked at a local Iranian port, later being transferred to Bandar Abbas.[23][24] Neither oil tanker was sunk in the attack, despite significant damage.[4]