Current location:sport >>
1 dead, 7 missing after 2 Japan MSDF helicopters crash near Izu Islands
sport5People have gathered around
IntroductionOne death has been confirmed after two patrol helicopters of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ( ...
One death has been confirmed after two patrol helicopters of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) crashed over the sea near Izu Islands on Sunday morning, according to the country's defense ministry.
Among the eight members on board, one was reported dead after being rescued, while the remaining seven are missing, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told the press, citing a possibility that the two aircraft collided in the air on Sunday morning.
In addition, a part of the aircraft, including the blade of the rotary wing, was found around the site, so it was determined that the two aircraft crashed.
The MSDF spotted what is believed to have been helicopter debris during a post-accident search, Kihara added, noting that two flight recorders were found nearby and recovered.
The two SH60K patrol helicopters, each carrying four crew members, disappeared on Saturday night during a nighttime anti-submarine drill in the waters east of Torishima island, part of the Izu island chain, according to the defense ministry.
The two MSDF aircraft lost communication at around 10:38 p.m. and 11:04 p.m. local time, respectively.
A vessel that participated in the drill received an emergency signal one minute after the first helicopter lost communication, according to multiple local media outlets.
The SH60K patrol helicopter has a total length of about 20 meters and a width of more than 16 meters, with 2 engines and a crew of 4 people, the MSDF website showed.
Equipped with a dedicated device for detecting submarines, it is mainly mounted and operated on escort ships.
In April last year, 10 people died after a UH60JA helicopter of the Ground Self-Defense Force crashed into the sea in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Global Gaze news portal”。http://france.spaceforanything.com/news-47c499540.html
Related articles
It's not a rock, it's the Athens Rock Lobsters. New minor league team honors B
sportIt’s not a rock. It’s the Athens Rock Lobsters.Ah-ahh-ahhh-ahhhhh!The minor league hockey team that ...
【sport】
Read moreMouse filmed tidying up man's shed every night
sportBy Charlie Buckland, BBC NewsRetired postman Rodney Holbrook says a mouse has been tidying the workb ...
【sport】
Read moreStranded livestock land in Australia after Red Sea turn
sportBy Peter Hobson, ReutersAustralia exported more than half a million live sheep and half a million li ...
【sport】
Read more
Popular articles
- Love Island sign stunning model Grace Jackson for 2024 series who's already followed by Molly
- In China, a factory is turning old wedding photographs into fuel
- Chinese tourist tower overlooking North Korea could be demolished — Radio Free Asia
- Coalition urges Apple to call out Vietnam’s persecution of climate activists — Radio Free Asia
- JFK airport project misrepresented as not allowing bids from white, male
- Robert Kennedy Jr apologises to family over Super Bowl ad
Latest articles
REVEALED: Details of bitter feud between Maine $1.3B lottery winner and his warring family
Chris Christie drops out of Republican White House race
Chinese tourist tower overlooking North Korea could be demolished — Radio Free Asia
Te Pāti Māori co
Rishi Sunak hints there won't be an election until AUTUMN during grilling on ITV's Loose Women
Year in Politics: The year of three prime ministers and a swing to the right
LINKS
- Inside the 'slum
- 8 dead, dozens injured in farmworkers bus crash in central Florida
- Britain's police 'aren't interested' in tackling shoplifting anymore, Marks & Spencer's boss claims
- Filibuster by Missouri Democrats stretches into a second day. What's the fight about?
- Sea along the south of England including at Brighton beach goes brown due to algal bloom
- FBI, Homeland Security warn of possible threats to LGBTQ events, including Pride Month activities
- Baltimore bridge: Cargo ship that caused collapse had power blackout hours before leaving port
- Ontario will suspend driver’s licenses for convicted car thieves for at least 10 years
- Putin signs decree naming new Russian government, including replacement of defense minister
- Ella Riley Adler's father pays moving tribute to his ballerina daughter, 15, who was killed in hit