Marine Corps investigates helicopter that dropped shipping container into sea near Okinawa

Published July 15, 2021 12:00am ET



The Marine Corps is investigating how a shipping container fell from a helicopter into the sea off the western coast of Okinawa.

The Tai-Con shipping container reportedly fell from a CH-53E Super Stallion while it was between Irisuna and Tonaki islands around 12:30 p.m. local time Tuesday. No injuries were reported during the incident.

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