A US navy MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter made an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea Tuesday, with one crew member still missing as search operations continue, the US naval forces central command (NAVCENT) said.
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In a statement posted on X, NAVCENT said the incident took place at 3.30am ET on July 1, when the helicopter, assigned to USS George HW Bush (CVN 77), was forced to make an emergency landing in the sea.
"There is no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action," the command said, amid heightened regional tensions following the recent US-Iran conflict.