A US Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter from the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea, according to the US Fifth Fleet. Three of four crew members were rescued in stable condition; the fourth remains missing and a search is underway. The Fifth Fleet said there is no indication of hostile activity, and the cause is under investigation. The crash is the second US military helicopter incident in the region in recent weeks, following the downing of an AH-64 Apache in the Gulf of Oman on June 9 attributed to Iranian forces.
The US Fifth Fleet reported Wednesday that an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea. Three of four crew members were recovered in stable condition; the fourth crew member remains missing and search operations continue. The fleet stated there is no indication of hostile activity, and the cause of the crash is under investigation.
This is the second US military helicopter crash in the region in recent weeks. On June 9, an AH-64 Apache helicopter from the US Army crashed in the Gulf of Oman. US officials attributed the downing to Iranian forces, and President Trump vowed a response, leading to two days of US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz area, as The Zioneer reported.
The MH-60S Seahawk is a multi-role naval helicopter used for search and rescue, logistics, and anti-surface warfare. The USS George H.W. Bush carrier strike group has been operating in the Arabian Sea amid heightened US military posture in the Middle East.
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