8 Rescued After US Navy Plane Crashes Into The Philippine Sea, 3 Still Missing
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November 22, 2017A US Navy plane carrying 11 people crashed into the Philippine Sea Wednesday. It was on its way to the USS Ronald Reagan.
Eight people have been rescued and are said to be in “good” condition. Three others are still missing. A rescue operation is underway.
FOX NEWS ALERT: US Navy aircraft carrying 11 people has crashed into the Pacific Ocean pic.twitter.com/gjT2Hqv9Ti
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) November 22, 2017
“Search and rescue efforts for three personnel continue with U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships and aircraft on scene,” the U.S. Seventh Fleet said in a news release.
“The incident will be investigated,” it added.
The plane was conducting a routine transport flight carrying passengers and cargo from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to the carrier, which was operating in the Philippine Sea as part of an exercise with Japanese forces, it said.
#BREAKING UPDATE: Eight personnel recovered following C2-A Greyhound crash and transferred to #USSRonaldReagan for medical eval. In good condition. Search and rescue for three personnel continues. More to follow.
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) November 22, 2017
US Navy says the crash of the aircraft carrying 11 passengers and crew en route to the USS Ronald Reagan off Okinawa occurred at 2.45pm local time. It's now 5.48pm there. Time of crash EDT: 12.48am. Some maps to give you a rough idea where the carrier is right now: pic.twitter.com/qwMErxJgE2
— Hurricane Watcher (@GodlessNZ) November 22, 2017
UPDATE: US Navy says all 11 on board C-2 cargo plane that crashed were US Navy sailors. Search continues for 3 missing American sailors. Navy's 7th fleet says the crash occurred enroute to USS Ronald Reagan from Japan, 575 miles SE of Okinawa, Japan
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) November 22, 2017
President Trump has responded to the incident.
The @USNavy is conducting search and rescue following aircraft crash. We are monitoring the situation. Prayers for all involved. https://t.co/1AxmegKqvu
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 22, 2017
We’re desperately hoping for the best.
