Naval chopper crashes into sea, crew rescued

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 13:31 [IST]

Mumbai, Feb 28 (UNI) A Sea King helicopter of the Indian Navy crashed into the sea this evening but all the crew members have been rescued.

The helicopter was on a routine training sortie in sea, close to the naval station Kunjali II, according to defence sources.

The crew members have been rescued and the copter retrieved from the sea, the defence sources said.

UNI

Topics: DEFENCE-HELICOPTER CRASH-NAVY

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