{"id":2752,"date":"2026-07-02T06:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2026-07-02T06:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T06:08:30","slug":"one-missing-after-helicopter-makes-emergency-water-landing-near-iran-us-navy-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=2752","title":{"rendered":"One Missing After Helicopter Makes \u2018Emergency Water Landing\u2019 Near Iran, US Navy Says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A helicopter from the U.S. 5th fleet had an \u201cemergency water landing\u201d in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.<\/p>\n

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The emergency water landing happened at 3:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, according to an X post from the U.S. 5th Fleet. The helicopter had a crew of four people; three were recovered, but one crewmember is still missing, according to the X post.<\/p>\n

The helicopter was an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter assigned to USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), according to the X post. There is no indication that the emergency was caused by hostile action, the post said. (RELATED: US Strikes Iran After Trump Claims Ceasefire Was Violated)<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The U.S. 5th Fleet declined to comment.<\/p>\n

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In this handout photo provided by NASA, a U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 departs from the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha as NASA and U.S. military teams deploy in preparation for the return of the Artemis II crewmembers to Earth on April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. (Photo by Joel Kowsky\/NASA via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Seahawk can be equipped for multiple different missions, including Anti-Surface Warfare, combat support, humanitarian disaster relief, Combat Search and Rescue, aero medical evacuation, SPECWAR and organic Airborne Mine Countermeasures, according to the U.S. Navy. However, it remains unclear what package the helicopter was flying with at the time it went down.<\/p>\n

MH-60S Seahawk helicopters are worth roughly $25 million to $31 million, according to \u00a0budget figures from fiscal 2015, the final year of Navy procurement for the Seahawks.<\/p>\n

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The ship the helicopter was assigned to, the USS George H.W. Bush, is a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, a massive vessel with a crew of roughly 5,000 people, according to the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n

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The emergency occurred amid increased hostilities between the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. and Iran exchanged strikes on Saturday, CNN reported, citing Iranian state media Press TV and CENTCOM.<\/p>\n

The U.S. strikes were conducted on Saturday after President Donald Trump claimed that the Iranians violated the ceasefire agreed to in the MOU.<\/p>\n