Tag: navy

US Navy crew members miraculously survive as helicopter crashes in San Diego Bay

All six crew members aboard a US Navy helicopter miraculously survived a crash into San Diego Bay Thursday evening, according to reports.

The MH-60R helicopter hit the water at around 6:40 p.m., Navy Cmdr. Beth Teach, a Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet spokesperson, confirmed to Fox 5 San Diego.

The helicopter had been performing routine training when it went down.

“Due to the nature of the training, a safety boat was on location and, with the assistance of Federal Fire, all six crew members survived and were promptly moved ashore,” Teach said.

“All personnel are undergoing medical evaluation at this time.”

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash.


The MH-60R helicopter (not pictured) went down in the San Diego Bay just before 7 p.m. on Thursday evening. U.S. Navy

The US Coast Guard is on the scene to assist with the incident.

The helicopter had been stationed at Naval Air Station North Island and is part of the HSM-41, a “fleet replacement” or training squadron.

This is a developing story.

Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook

Original Source

USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier heads home after standing guard in Mediterranean Sea

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group, which was moved to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea following the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel by Hamas-led terrorists, will be heading back to its home in Norfolk, Virginia, US military officials said on Monday.

The strike group includes the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, eight squadrons of attack and support aircraft, Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy, and missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner, USS Ramage, USS Carney and USS Roosevelt.

US 6th Fleet officials said in the coming days, the fleet will redeploy to its home port as scheduled, where it will prepare for future deployments.

The Department of Defense will continue to evaluate force posture globally and retain an extensive presence in the Middle East and Mediterranean, officials added.

Ships that will remain in the area include the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, additional cruisers and destroyers in both the Middle East and Mediterranean and the recent arrival of the Wasp-class amphibious ship USS Bataan and Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.

The Bataan and Carter Hall will join the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), which were reaggregated in the region as an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG).

Ships from the Gerald R Ford. Carrier Strike Group sail in formation in the Mediterranean Sea on Dec. 31, 2023. MC2 Nolan Pennington

The ARG, officials said, consists of three ships and about 2,000 Marines.

The Ford was deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean so it could be within striking distance of Israel following the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.

The carrier remained in the Mediterranean while its accompanying ships sailed into the Red Sea and repeatedly intercepted incoming ballistic missiles and attack drones fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The Ford and the Eisenhower carriers were both in the region out of concerns the conflict between Israel and Hamas would spread.

Military presence will remain in the region as Houthi rebels continue to conduct attacks.

The carrier remained in the Mediterranean while its accompanying ships sailed into the Red Sea and repeatedly intercepted incoming ballistic missiles and attack drones fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen. MC3 Maxwell Orlosky
The carrier remained in the Mediterranean while its accompanying ships sailed into the Red Sea and repeatedly intercepted incoming ballistic missiles and attack drones fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen. @USNavyEurope

Stay on top of news out of the Israel-Hamas war and the global surge in antisemitism with The Post’s Israel War Update, delivered right to your inbox every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

On Saturday, the US military shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired toward a Maersk container ship in the Red Sea after the ship was hit by a missile.

Two Navy destroyers responded to the call for help, and the Denmark-owned vessel was reportedly seaworthy, and no injuries were noted, according to US Central Command. 

Hours later, four Houthi boats fired at the same ship and tried to board.

US forces on two helicopters responded to the distress call and were also fired upon before they sank three of the Houthi vessels and killed the crews. The fourth boat fled the area.

The strike group includes the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, eight squadrons of attack and support aircraft, Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy, and missile destroyers USS Thomas Hudner, USS Ramage, USS Carney and USS Roosevelt. MC3 Maxwell Orlosky

No damage to US personnel or equipment was reported.

The attacks on commercial ships have led to some companies suspending voyages through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Gulf of Aden to the southern Red Sea and then the Suez Canal.

Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook

Original Source

US Navy World War II submarine found off Japan’s coast

The wreckage of a U.S. submarine found off the coast of northern Japan has been identified as the USS Albacore – a vessel believed by the Navy to have struck a mine and sunk during the heart of World War II.

The Naval History and Heritage Command made the announcement Thursday after several months of examining Japanese surveys conducted of the site in 2022.

Dr. Tamaki Ura and a team from the University of Tokyo used a remotely operated vehicle to obtain video of the wreckage site, which is believed to be hundreds of feet under the sea. Visibility was limited during excursions due to strong currents and marine growth in the region, making analysis challenging.

“As the final resting place for Sailors who gave their life in defense of our nation, we sincerely thank and congratulate Dr. Ura and his team for their efforts in locating the wreck of Albacore,” Samuel J. Cox, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and NHHC director, said in a statement. “It is through their hard work and continued collaboration that we could confirm Albacore’s identity after being lost at sea for over 70 years.”


A photo of USS Albacore (SS 218) before it was wrecked off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan.
Naval History and Heritage Command

The USS Albacore (SS-218) was only in service for just over two years when the vessel disappeared off one of Japan’s northernmost islands.

The last time the crew of more than 80 was last heard from was reported to be in late October 1944, during stops at Pearl Harbor and the island of Midway.

Just over a week later, a Japanese patrol boat reported seeing a great deal of oil amidst a debris field not far from Hokkaido, Japan.

The Albacore was part of a mass manufacture of Gato class submarines for World War II, and the vessel was credited by the U.S. Navy for sinking at least ten enemy vessels.

“Six of the ten enemy sinkings were enemy combatant ships, ranking her as one of the most successful submarines against enemy combatants during World War II,” the Naval History and Heritage Command stated.

According to Naval historians, the U.S. lost 52 submarines during World War II, with the exact resting spots of many still unknown.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency reports more than 81,500 Americans remain missing from major conflicts such as WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and others. Over half of the missing are presumed lost at sea, with the greatest losses located in the Indo-Pacific region.

Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook

Original Source

Russia possibly tried and failed to test nuclear torpedo

The Russian navy has made a possible failed attempt to test one of its new nuclear-powered “apocalypse” Poseidon torpedoes designed to trigger radioactive tsunamis from hundreds of miles away, according to US observers.

The apparently botched exercise took place in the Arctic Sea in recent weeks and involved Russia’s behemoth Belgorod nuclear submarine, a senior US official told CNN.

Over the past week, Belgorod and other Russian ships were spotted leaving the testing area without carrying out a test, suggesting that the Kremlin’s navy had run into some technical issues that caused it to pull the plug on the torpedo launch.

Russia now has a limited window of opportunity to try and test the torpedo again before the Arctic Sea ices over for the winter season.

Russia’s K-329 Belgorod nuclear submarine, the world’s largest, was said to have taken part in exercises in the Arctic Sea, which possibly involved a botched attempted to test a nuclear torpedo.
social media/ east2west news
Vladimir Putin insisted in a speech in October that his government never considered using nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
AP

Measuring more than 600 feet in length, the Belgorod is the largest submarine in the world. It is capable of carrying “doomsday” Poseidon nuclear torpedo drones, which, according to Russia, could trigger 1,600-foot nuclear tsunamis in faraway coastal cities, rendering them uninhabitable.

The maneuvers involving the Belgorod come as the US and other Western nations are watching closely for any signs that Russia might be getting ready to deploy nuclear weapons in Ukraine, especially after this week’s embarrassing retreat from the Kherson region.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech last month that his government never considered using nuclear weapons on the battlefield.

“We see no need for that,” Putin said. “There is no point in that, neither political, nor military.”

Back in September, however, Putin warned that his government was prepared to use “all the power and all the means” at its disposal to defend its territories, including the illegally annexed parts of Ukraine.

The Belgorod is capable of firing nuclear-powered Poseidon torpedoes that can trigger radioactive tsunamis.
social media/ east2west news

And during a conversation with Emmanuel Macron, Putin was said to have made a threat that invoked America’s nuclear attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, which reportedly alarmed the French leader.

“You don’t need to attack major cities in order to end a war,” the Russian leader reportedly said.

Russia’s fearsome Belgorod submarine, officially known as K-329 Belgorod, only entered service in July. It is regarded as “the epitome of a new concept of warfare,” and the Poseidon nuclear torpedo is known as the “weapon of the apocalypse.”

A US Congressional Research Service report issued in April said that Poseidons are intended as retaliatory weapons to be used in case of a nuclear strike against Russia.

Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook

Original Source

Exit mobile version