What was the U. S. S. Maddox doing in the Gulf of Tonkin prior to the August 2 attack?

a) She was on routine patrol

b) She was on an intelligence mission

c) She was retrieving torpedo boat wreckage

d) She was headed for China's coastline

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "c) She was retrieving torpedo boat wreckage" The U. S. S. Maddox doing in the Gulf of Tonkin prior to the August 2 attack is that c) She was retrieving torpedo boat wreckage