Japan's Self-Defense Forces are rushing to pull up five people believed to be crew members of a helicopter that went missing in waters of the southern prefecture of Okinawa.
The Ground Self-Defense Force said SDF divers found part of the fuselage at a depth of 106 meters below the ocean surface, about 6 kilometers north of Irabujima Island, on Sunday morning. They said the divers also confirmed five people underwater.
The Ground Self-Defense Force chopper vanished about 3 kilometers northeast of Irabujima Island on April 6. The aircraft, carrying 10 GSDF personnel, took off from the nearby island of Miyakojima shortly before disappearing from radar.
On Thursday, a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel discovered what appeared to be part of the helicopter and what could be some of the missing in waters about 4 kilometers north-northeast of the area where the aircraft vanished.
The Ground Self-Defense Force said SDF divers found part of the fuselage at a depth of 106 meters below the ocean surface, about 6 kilometers north of Irabujima Island, on Sunday morning. They said the divers also confirmed five people underwater.
The Ground Self-Defense Force chopper vanished about 3 kilometers northeast of Irabujima Island on April 6. The aircraft, carrying 10 GSDF personnel, took off from the nearby island of Miyakojima shortly before disappearing from radar.
On Thursday, a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel discovered what appeared to be part of the helicopter and what could be some of the missing in waters about 4 kilometers north-northeast of the area where the aircraft vanished.
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Summary
Missing Japanese helicopter crew members found in waters near Okinawa's Irabujima Island. The Ground Self-Defense Force divers discovered a part of the helicopter fuselage at a depth of 106 meters and confirmed five people underwater. The chopper, carrying 10 personnel, went missing on April 6,
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230416_17/
Date: April 16, 2023
Created: 2023/04/16 17:40
Updated: 2025/12/09 04:59
Last Read: 2023/04/16 19:11