US Navy helicopter crashes into San Diego Bay; all 6 crewmembers survive

There wasn't immoderate contiguous connection connected their conditions but Navy officials weren't alert of immoderate captious of life-threatening injuries.

CORONADO, Calif. -- A U.S. Navy chopper crashed into the Pacific Ocean adjacent San Diego during a grooming workout Thursday night, a spokesperson said. All six crewmembers survived.

The MH-60R Seahawk crashed successful the waters of San Diego Bay soon aft 6:30 p.m., said a connection from Cmdr. Beth Teach of the Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet.

"Due to the quality of the training, a information vessel was connected location," the connection said, adding that the unit members were taken ashore for aesculapian evaluations.

There wasn't immoderate contiguous connection connected their conditions but Navy officials weren't alert of immoderate captious of life-threatening injuries.

The clang tract was successful Coronado, crossed an inlet from San Diego. The section Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard responded to the scene.

The origin of the clang is nether investigation.

The craft was from Helicopter Maritime Strike squadron 41. The fleet replacement squadron is based astatine Naval Air Station North Island connected the Coronado peninsula. It trains aerial crews connected the MH-60R Seahawk, according to its website.

The MH-60R Seahawk is the Navy's main chopper for anti-submarine warfare but it tin execute a wide assortment of missions, including reconnaissance and search-and-rescue operations, according to a Navy website.