US Navy Helicopter Crashes Off San Diego Coast, Military Says
03:10 GMT 01.09.2021 (Updated: 20:03 GMT 19.10.2022)
© AP Photo / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Quinton A. Lee
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Search and rescue operations are now underway. It is still unclear exactly how many people were on board, but the aircraft usually operates with a crew of four, according to the Naval Air Systems Command.
An MH-60S helicopter has crashed into the sea off the coast of San Diego, California, while conducting "routine flight operations", the US Pacific Fleet confirmed on Tuesday.
One crew member of the MH-60S helicopter has been rescued, while five others are feared missing, reports said, citing the US Coast Guard.
The helicopter was aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and crashed after taking off from the ship.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing with multiple Coast Guard and Navy air and surface assets. More information will be posted as it becomes available. (2/2)
— U.S. Pacific Fleet (@USPacificFleet) September 1, 2021
No information has been provided so far concerning possible casualties.
Marine Traffic showed several US Navy warships assisting in search and rescue operations in the area.
#Breaking #SanDiego #USNavy
— OC Scanner (@OC_Scanner) September 1, 2021
Helo Crash Update, details are hard to come by however @MarineTraffic shows the @CVN_72 off the coast towards Mexico (red circle) with a USCG cutter (blue circle) and additional US Navy warships assisting in the search throughout the region pic.twitter.com/5VJTIm1zCx
