US Navy helicopter goes down in Arabian Sea, crew member missing

A US Navy service member is missing and three others have been injured after their twin-engine helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, according to military central command authorities. The MH-60S Sea Hawk chopper, which was assigned to the USS George H W Bush Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, made an "emergency landing" on Wednesday, local time, a military statement said. "There is no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action," the US Naval Forces Central Command said. "Three of the helicopter's four crew members have been recovered and are in stable condition aboard George H W Bush.

U.S. Navy Helicopter Crew Member MISSING After Crash in Arabian Sea

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush went down in the Arabian Sea early Wednesday during an emergency water landing.

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"US Navy assets in the region are currently searching for other aircrew men still missing. The cause of incident is under investigation." The USS George H W Bush is one of two aircraft carriers that continue to operate in the Middle East, US Central Command said on June 24. Helicopter water landings can be dangerous, even for experienced pilots, given the propensity of top-heavy aircraft to flip upside-down during submersion.
The incident is the latest in a series of similar recent aircraft incidents that have unfolded during US operations in the Middle East amid the ongoing war in Iran.