The U.S. Pacific Fleet has confirmed the safe rescue of all personnel after an MH-60R Sea Hawk and an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea just 30 minutes apart.

Five personnel, three on board an MH-60R Sea Hawk, and two in the F/A-18F Super Hornet, were recovered safely by the carrier group’s search and rescue assets, with official statements saying they are in a stable condition.

At this early stage, only limited details are available regarding these two incidents. The MH-60R Sea Hawk, operated by Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73 (HSM-73), went down into the South China Sea first at approximately 2:45pm local time. At the time of the incident the helicopter was engaged in routine operations from the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) aircraft carrier, w

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