USCG MH-60 Crash Probe Advances After Wreckage Retrieved

Efforts to retrieve the downed helicopter in a remote area of Alaska took nearly four weeks and included the efforts of at least six agencies.

Kimberly Johnson

Monday, December 11, 2023 at 12:40 PM ET

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Four injured Coast Guard members from Air Station Sitka, Alaska, were taken to the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle to receive medical care following the November 13 crash of a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter during a search and rescue mission. [Courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard]

Key Takeaways:

The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered the MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter that crashed in Alaska in November during a search and rescue mission, a critical step for its ongoing investigation.
All four crewmembers injured in the November 13 accident on Read Island have been released from the hospital and are on the road to recovery.
The complex recovery operation involved multiple agencies and independent contractors to retrieve the wreckage.

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A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk that went down in Alaska in November during a search and rescue mission has been recovered, advancing an investigation into the mishap, according to the service.

The November 13 accident occurred on Read Island in southeastern Alaska as the MH-60 and four aircrew on board were dispatched from Air Station Sitka in response to a distress call from a fishing boat, the Lydia Marie.