Fair winds and following seas...
Posted on 10/13/2021 12:24:50 AM PDT by blueplum
The Navy has recovered the wreckage of a fatal helicopter that crashed in August off the coast of San Diego, the Naval Air Forces Public Affairs office announced Tuesday. Five human remains were also recovered, and have been transferred to Dover Air Force Base for official identification.
A team from the Naval Sea Systems Command's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving recovered the remains and wreckage on October 8 off the coast of San Diego, the Navy announced.
On August 31, the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crashed while it was "conducting routine flight operations" off the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln...
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
RIP
no cause for crash released
I am glad they found their remains. A terrible tragedy. R.I.P.
Page 28 of Navy Short Narratives:
“31 Aug 2021 (IVO San Diego, CA) MH-60S touched down onboard CVN-72. Experienced side-to-side vibrations causing
main rotor to strike flight deck. A/C fell over side. 1 x recovered, 5 x missing”
https://navalsafetycenter.navy.mil/Portals/29/Documents/Mishap_Stats090121.pdf
RIP, shipmates. SSBN 640 (Gold 71-78).
If GOD don’t love you? Don’t go down to the sea in ships. Prayers for the families.
2 months seems like a long time to make the recovery, especially with remains inside,,,
That’s what I was thinking.
While I’m wondering if Deep State wanted any of them dead...
Please. Navy crewmen of a Seahawk landing on a carrier? Reminder that it is a dangerous business at best and a lethal one when something goes wrong.
Recovered from over from over a mile down. How simple do you think that is?
Amazing feat actually in recovering the helo basically intact.
RIP Sailors, your service is appreciated.
From over 3000 feet down? How easy do you think it is?
I'm wondering if your tinfoil beanie might be a bit too tight.
Serving in the military is an inherently dangerous occupation. Accidents happen with tragic results from time to time but they're still accidents.
We’re no longer a republic.
I think the people responsible for that are capable of anything.
Or do you think the personnel left to die in Afghanistan were stuck there by happenstance?
See my reply #10.
FWIW, I hope you’re right.
This is one of those frequent occasions when I’d dearly love to be wrong.
Indeed. RIP to these sailors.
Fair winds and following seas...
thank you - the rotor hitting the deck is what probably injured the 5 wounded on deck in addition to the onboard folks. I’d wondered about that.
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