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Amidst the ongoing heavy military tension in the Middle East, a very big and worrying news is coming out from the Arabian Sea. MH-60S Sea Hawk, a very modern and aggressive combat helicopter of the US Navy, had to make an emergency water landing in the deep sea due to a sudden serious technical fault on Wednesday morning. Immediately after this high-profile accident, in the rescue operation conducted on a war footing, three of the four crew members aboard the helicopter have been taken out safely, but one crew member is still reported missing, in search of whom the US Navy has put all its strength into the sea.
No sign of any attack, command issued official statement
US Naval Forces Central Command has confirmed this serious incident by sharing an official post on the social media platform X. According to the Naval Command, this accident happened around 3:30 am Eastern Time. Based on initial investigation and available data, American officials have made it clear that there is no indication of any enemy action or missile attack behind this emergency landing, rather it seems to be a case of complete technical failure.
Treatment is going on on the aircraft carrier ‘George Bush’, mega search operation in the sea
The Navy said that the three crew members who were rescued safely from the ocean waves were immediately taken to the US Navy’s giant and nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ‘USS George H.W. Bush (USS George HW Bush). The team of military doctors present there is giving them intensive treatment and at present the condition of all three is said to be completely stable.
On the other hand, to find the missing fourth brave aircrewman, many modern warships of the US Navy, Reconnaissance Aircraft and Hunter helicopters are continuously conducting search operations day and night in that special strategic area of the Arabian Sea. Along with this, a high-level investigation committee has also been formed to decode the exact causes of the crash.
Why is this deadly squad of the US Navy deployed near the Strait of Hormuz?
The twin-engine MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter that fell victim to the accident is considered the main weapon of the US Navy, which is used for extremely dangerous missions like anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, special operations and delivering supplies to the battlefield. This helicopter is from ‘USS George H.W. Bush’, which has been continuously patrolling the waters of the Middle East since late April.
In fact, this is one of the two nuclear aircraft carriers deployed to protect American interests in this troubled area. Although the US has recently temporarily lifted its blockade imposed on commercial oil tankers and ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, there is still a heavy presence of US forces in view of the ongoing tension with Iran and the regional crisis.
America is facing major setbacks in ‘Operation Epic Fury’
This latest incident has happened at such a critical time when American operations in the Middle East are going through a very risky and challenging period. According to a secret military report submitted to the US Congress in mid-May, the United States has lost 42 of its fixed-wing aircraft and rotary aircraft (helicopters) in the region since the start of ‘Operation Epic Fury’.
Global defense experts say that the list of this huge loss does not include the sensational incident that took place in early June, where an Iranian suicide drone shot down an American Apache helicopter. However, both the American pilots miraculously survived safely in that Apache accident, after which the enraged America was forced to conduct ‘self-defense airstrike’ against Iran-backed targets. This latest accident has once again raised big questions on the safety and maintenance of American flights in the Arabian Sea.