Navy searching for one crew member of helicopter that conducted emergency landing in Arabian Sea

Published July 1, 2026 2:32pm ET



U.S. Navy personnel are conducting search-and-rescue operations for one of the crew members aboard an MH-60S helicopter that had to make an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea.

The aircrew of the helicopter, which is assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush, had to carry out the emergency landing Wednesday morning. The U.S. 5th Fleet said there is no indication that hostile action necessitated the emergency landing and that three of the four crew members have been recovered and are in stable condition.

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