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A US Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the USS George HW Bush aircraft carrier made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea early Wednesday, leaving one crew member missing.
According to the US 5th Fleet, the incident occurred at approximately 3:30 pm ET.
Officials said three of the helicopter’s four crew members were successfully recovered and are currently in stable condition at the George HW Bush.
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US Navy assets in the area are actively conducting search and rescue operations for the remaining crew member, who has not yet been publicly identified.
Military officials said there was no indication that the emergency landing was the result of “hostile action.”
FILE – In this 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 as they approach an oil tanker that was attacked off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, Friday, July 30, 2021.
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At present the reasons for the incident are being investigated.
FILE – In this May 19, 2019 photo, an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter delivers 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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