A U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter operating from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush was forced to make an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea early Wednesday, and one crew member remains missing.
The emergency landing occurred around 3:30 a.m. ET, the U.S. 5th Fleet said.
Officials said three of the helicopter’s four crew members were rescued and are in stable condition aboard the George H.W. Bush.
FILE – In this handout image released by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) moves through the Strait of Hormuz as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Nightdippers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 takes off from the flight deck. (Stephanie Contreras/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)
Navy personnel and assets in the area are continuing search-and-rescue efforts for the fourth crew member, whose name has not been released.
Military officials said there is currently no sign that the incident was caused by “hostile action.”
FILE – In a photo provided by the U.S. Navy, sailors assigned to an explosive ordnance unit board an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan before heading to an oil tanker attacked off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea on Friday, July 30, 2021.
The Navy said the cause of the emergency landing remains under investigation.
FILE – In this May 19, 2019 photo, an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter transports cargo from the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a replenishment-at-sea operation in the Arabian Sea.
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