There was nothing accidental about Israel's deliberate attack on the USS Liberty as every single surviving eyewitness attests.
USS Liberty News
"The bare bones are these: The intelligence ship Liberty, AGTR-5, on June 8, 1967 was describing a slow, dogleg pattern a little less than 13 miles off the Egyptian coast in the Eastern Mediterranean.
"Without warning, rocket-firing Israel jets, followed after an interval by torpedo boats, pummeled her to near-death; 821 separate holes would later be counted in the scorched superstructure.
"An Israeli torpedo blew a 40-foot hole in the Liberty's hull, devastating the cryptological spaces below decks and killing 25 U.S. National Security Agency technicians.
"The spy ship's defensive armament comprised a mere four machine-guns. These had been judged adequate, insofar as she was a noncombatant in international waters.
"The Israeli attack continued for an hour and a quarter. When the smoke cleared, 34 Americans were dead, another 172 lay wounded."