Navy helicopter makes emergency landing in Arabian Sea, one crew missing
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Comments: by Filip Timotija - 07/01/26 1:59 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Filip Timotija - 07/01/26 1:59 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING A Navy helicopter assigned to a U.S.
aircraft carrier made an “emergency water landing” in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday morning and one of the four aircrewmen is missing, according to the U.S. An MH-60S Seahawk, a twin engine helicopter that can be utilized for search and rescue, special operations, combat support and other efforts, made an emergency landing, but there is “no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action,” U.S. Naval Forces Central Command wrote on social media.
The helicopter is assigned to USS George H.W. Bush, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, one of the two carriers operating in the U.S. Central Command theater. Three of the four crew members were recovered and are in stable condition aboard the carrier.
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