Navy begins deep-sea recovery mission for helicopter wreckage

By Mike Brest

Published September 17, 2021 6:48pm ET

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Navy begins deep-sea recovery mission for helicopter wreckage — An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter flies by the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut during a replenishment-at-sea evolution in the Arabian Sea on Dec 4, 2012. (U.S. Navy photo)Â

The Navy has begun an undersea search operation to locate and recover the helicopter and remains of five crew members who were killed in an Aug. 31 crash.

The search for the helicopter and its passengers did not begin immediately after the accident because the Navy had to gather the necessary equipment from various parts of the country, Lt. Sam Boyle, a spokesman for the 3rd Fleet, told the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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