U.S. Navy helicopter crashes off San Diego coast, Pacific Fleet says

Search and rescue operations still on

A military helicopter took off from the USS Abraham Lincoln and later crashed into the sea leading to search-and-rescue operations off the coast of San Diego, the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet said on August 31. "An MH-60S helicopter embarked aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) crashed into the sea while conducting routine flightoperations approximately 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego at 4:30 p.m. PST, Aug. 31," the Pacific Fleet said in a message on Twitter. "Search and rescue operations are ongoing with multiple Coast Guard and Navy air and surface assets", the message said.