Bothell man serves on USS Cole

Operations Specialist Seaman Ryan Larson, from Bothell, is currently serving aboard the USS Cole (DDG 67).

Operations Specialist Seaman Ryan Larson, from Bothell, is currently serving aboard the USS Cole (DDG 67).

The ship departs Augusta Bay following a scheduled port visit Dec. 11.

Cole, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, homeported in Norfolk, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe.