The U.S. Navy is searching for a missing crewmember after a helicopter conducted an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, military officials said in a social media statement. “There is no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action,” U.S. 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 assets in the region are currently searching for other aircrewman still missing.” The USS George
H.W. Bush arrived in the Middle East in April and is one of two aircraft carriers that are still in the region, per CBS News. The landing, which took place at 3:30 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday morning, is currently under investigation. A Navy spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the mission the helicopter crew was engaged in. “Even though there is this ceasefire, the U.S. Navy still has about two dozen ships out there and they are flying helicopters and
aircraft every single day,” said NBC News’ Courtney Kube on Wednesday. “So everything like training missions, some replenishments at sea they’re involved in. so they were up for something like that. when this happened.” The emergency landing adds to the numerous aviation incidents the U.S. military has experienced in recent months amid the U.S. war on Iran. According to The Washington Post, “at least 43 aircraft have been shot down, crashed or damaged since the war with Iran started in late February.” Those include an
F-15E fighter aircraft that was shot down over Iran in April and a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq in March. Two crew members were safely recovered in the first incident, and six crew members died in the latter. In June, President Donald Trump blamed Iran for the downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter, citing the development when launching fresh strikes against the country.
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So wait did they confirm it wasn’t hostile? Or is that just what they’re saying.
Recovering 3 out of 4 seems… good but also terrifying. Arabian Sea is rough water too, I’m surprised they could even get them.
The Navy always says “no indication hostile action” like that means nothing happened. If they were flying training or replenishment, why are we acting like the helicopter just fell out the sky. Also isn’t there a ceasefire? Seems like somebody should’ve shut flights down.
Every time I hear about Iran stuff it’s always another aircraft incident, like 43?? That number is insane. I know it says this one wasn’t caused by hostile action but like… in that area everything is probably related somehow. Hope they find the missing guy, though.