5 missiles fell into the Pacific Ocean

U.S. Navy officials disclosed that a carrier -based helicopter not long ago due to the "suspension failure", two storage boxes with 5 missiles fell off, falling into the Pacific waters near the south of California, and searching for homework continued.

On the 6th, the US "News Weekly" reported on several navy officials as a source. On June 17, a MH-60S "Cavaliers Eagle" multi-purpose helicopter who affiliated to the Navy's 21st helicopter maritime combat squadron flew to the "Ethiopian On the way to the "amphibious attack ship, the two missile storage boxes fell into the sea.

Two storage boxes are equipped with 5 RIM-116 roller ships to air missiles. In a statement, the US Navy said that all resources, including cooperation with local institutions to locate and salvage missing missiles, and will not set the time limit for search operations.

Regarding whether the missile will explode underwater, the US Navy Aviation spokesman Ensai Blair emphasized in the "Navy Times" inquiry that because these missiles are packaged and transported, they lack key components for activation, so it is unlikely exploding.

Blair said that the US Coast Guard asked civilians to stay away from related waters during the search operation.

The accident has been listed as the highest A -level A. The U.S. Navy Security Command. According to regulations, the level of accidents from low to high level 5. The highest level of A, the standards include the property loss or more than 2.5 million US dollars; the aircraft is damaged; the personnel are killed or permanently disabled.

In early June, the US Navy's 113rd combat attack aircraft pilot, Richard Brock drove the F/A-18E "Super Hornet" fighter to perform a routine training mission, in the desert near Truna, Sanbenadino, California, California Cracked, Brock was killed.

Source: CCTV News Client

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