US Navy Suspends Search for Missing Sailor in Arabian Sea
The U.S. Navy said on Sunday it had suspended its search for a sailor who was reported missing on July 1.
Here are some details:
* The Navy’s 5th Fleet said the Navy and Air Force searched for a sailor who was reported missing last week after an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea.
* The sailor was assigned to a squadron on the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier.
* Search-and-rescue efforts lasted more than 102 hours and covered 14,000 square miles, the fleet said.
* The sailor’s name is being withheld until at least 24 hours after next of kin is notified.
* Three others were wounded when the helicopter made an emergency landing.
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