Have to admit, I have never read the NYTs version.
But what is contained here is what I've always thought happened. Even the WaPo agrees with the SBVT version and not the NYTs. It also fits the spot reports if you adjust for Kerry's lies. If you look at the little map the CO drew up on the spot report it makes sense. The way it was written up was decidely misleading in my mind.
I still question the battle damage for the 94 boat. It would not have been the tow boat. There is no way they repaired that kind of damage at the LST, it had to go up to An Thoi and be fixed by the USS Krishna ARL-38 or by the local boat yards. There will be records of that. And they should be available via FOI.
The boat was taken to the USS Krishna on the 14th.