US Navy’s Sea Hawk helicopter makes emergency landing in Arabian sea, 1 missing

The incident took place at 3:30 am ET on Wednesday, and its cause remains under investigation, the US Naval Forces Central Command said in a post on X. The naval command added that three of the four crew members were recovered, and the search operation for the fourth crew member was underway.

On July 1 at 3:30 a.m. ET, the aircrew of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) conducted an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea. There is no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action. Three of the helicopter’s four crew…

— U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet (@US5thFleet) July 1, 2026

“On July 1 at 3:30 a.m. ET, the aircrew of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) conducted an emergency water landing in the Arabian Sea. There is no indication the emergency was caused by hostile action,” the US naval command wrote.

Detailing the chopper incident, the naval command said “Three of the helicopter’s four crew members have been recovered and are in stable condition aboard George HW Bush. US Navy assets in the region are currently searching for other aircrewman still missing. The cause of incident is under investigation.”