Fate of 5 US sailors 'undetermined' as chopper ditches

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Source: AFP

WASHINGTON — A US Navy helicopter crashed into the Red Sea on Sunday and the fate of five crew members "is still being determined," the military said.

The MH-60S Knighthawk was flying with the guided missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence, part of a carrier group dispatched to the region to increase pressure on Syria.

"The crash was not due to any hostile activity," said a statement from US Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa.

"The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is providing aircraft and small boats for search and rescue assistance. The incident is under investigation."

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[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. AFP should learn the difference between crashed and ditched.

[enlightenment]

3. How do you know they ditched?

Perhaps it really did crash - into the water. Ditching suggests some element of control was involved.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

4. That's my point.

The headline says ditched but the article says crashed.

[enlightenment]

5. Okay - reading fail on my part. Sorry!

Wasn't paying attention to the title.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

6. .

FEIN

[TwilightGardener]

2. Hope they're OK.

[Historic NY]

7. Three rescued two missing

Three crew members were safely rescued, but two are still missing after a U.S. Navy helicopter crashed in the Red Sea on Sunday during routine flight operations, military officials said.

The crash was not a result of any hostile activity but the incident is under investigation, Navy officials added.

The Knighthawk had been trying to either land or takeoff from the rear helicopter deck of the USS William P. Lawrence, a guided-missile destroyer, at the time of the crash, officials said.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/09/22/20639120-three-rescued-from-navy-helicopter-crash-in-red-sea-two-still-missing?lite

[MADem]

8. Kicking for visibility.

Hope they rescue everyone....