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U.S Navy MH-60 Helicopter Crashes Into Arabian Sea, Crew Member Missing (Photos)

🇺🇸 An urgent search has been launched for a missing aircrewman after a US Navy Sea Hawk helicopter crashed.

One US Navy soldier remains missing after the incident in the Arabian Sea in the early hours of the morning.

The MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter is assigned to the USS George HW Bush aircraft carrier, one of the biggest American warships that has been sailing in the region.

It was carrying four crew members when it performed an emergency landing into the water, the US Navy’s 5th Fleet command centre said on social media.

The incident is not believed to have been caused by hostile action, navy officials said.

Three of the four crew were taken to safety in stable condition. The fourth person is being searched.

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🔗 Metro UK || CBS News

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🇮🇷 🇷🇺 Just days after announcing a peace deal with the United States, Iranian officials visited Moscow to sign a deal to purchase 20 Russian helicopters for its “logistics and aerial rescue fleet.”

Iranian state news wires announced on Wednesday, as the country already begins pursuing business deals with Russia and rebuilding its fleet of aircraft.

Iran's Red Crescent Society has signed a contract to purchase 20 new helicopters equipped with advanced aviation navigation systems and night-vision cameras, Iran's semi-official ISNA reported on Wednesday.

The agreement was signed between the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society and the chief executive of Russian helicopter manufacturer Russian Helicopters, the report said.

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Forbes || Iran International

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🇮🇷 Iran’s Khatam Al-Anbiyaa Central Headquarters announced that due to Israel's violation of the ceasefire in Lebanon, the Strait of Hormuz has been closed.

Iran’s military says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz over Israel’s attacks on southern Lebanon that have killed at least 32 people since dawn.

Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall joins live from Tehran. pic.twitter.com/bwyOo65QBX

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 20, 2026

Iran's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters officially declared the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all maritime traffic after the US MoU violation and Israel's refusal to withdraw from southern Lebanon and its continued attacks on the country. pic.twitter.com/HZGezVK5cm

— Iran in India (@Iran_in_India) June 20, 2026

Audio posted by @_MartinKelly_ of an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Navy broadcast earlier from the Strait of Hormuz announces to all vessels that the Strait is closed warning that the security of any vessel who approaches will be at risk. pic.twitter.com/nbA29pyH6q

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 20, 2026