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:

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter that crashed in Alaska on November 13 during a search and rescue mission has been successfully recovered.
All four aircrew members on board sustained injuries, two seriously, but have since been released from the hospital.
The recovery of the aircraft is expected to significantly advance the ongoing investigation into the cause of the mishap.

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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.