MH-60S helicopters are used for an array of purposes, including “vertical replenishment, combat search and rescue, special warfare support and airborne mine countermeasures,” according to Naval Technology, a website that reports on military equipment. The Navy has more than 250 MH-60S helicopters in use, the command said. The 14,000-pound helicopter has a range of 245 nautical miles and can reach a top speed of 180 knots, according to the command. The MH-60S is a model that has been in use since 2002, according to the Naval Air Systems Command. Two were taken ashore for treatment, while the other three remained on the carrier and were treated for minor injuries, the Navy said. The Navy did not say how those sailors were injured. Five sailors who were aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln at the time of the crash also were injured and were in stable condition Wednesday, the Navy said. One sailor who was rescued from the helicopter was in stable condition Wednesday, the Navy said. Navy officials said the helicopter was conducting “routine flight operations” about 60 nautical miles off the coast. Cesar Chavez's grandson Alejandro Chavez on his grandfather's legacy and why brown votes matter. The identities of the sailors were being withheld pending family notifications, officials said. The Navy ‘Leap Frogs’ into Central Park during spectacular demonstration. The sailors had been flying in the helicopter, which was operating on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier before the helicopter crashed. The Navy said it was trying to recover their bodies. The sailors had been missing since the helicopter, an MH-60S, crashed into the sea at 4:30 pm local time, the Navy said in a statement.įive search helicopters, the USS Abraham Lincoln, the USS Cincinnati and vessels from the Coast Guard tried to locate the sailors, who were part of the Navy’s 3rd Fleet.

The Navy said rescuers searched for the sailors for more than 72 hours.

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