(Reuters) – A military helicopter took off from the USS Abraham Lincoln and later crashed into the sea leading to search-and-rescue operations off the coast of San Diego, the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet said on Tuesday.
“An MH-60S helicopter embarked aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) crashed into the sea while conducting routine flight operations approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego at 4:30 p.m. PST, Aug. 31,” the Pacific Fleet said https://bit.ly/3kDYgfj in a message on Twitter.
“Search and rescue operations are ongoing with multiple Coast Guard and Navy air and surface assets”, the message said.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
