The Navy has recovered an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter that crashed into the San Diego Bay on Jan. 11, Naval Air Forces said in a statement.
All six crew members – two pilots and four aircrew — underwent medical evaluation and were released in good condition on Jan. 12, Cmdr. Beth Teach, spokesperson for Naval Air Forces, said in the statement.
A mobile diving and salvage company with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 3 pulled the helicopter’s body from 15 feet of water at around noon Saturday, according to the statement. It took about 10 hours to retrieve the aircraft and offload it onto a pier at Naval Base Coronado.
Divers from the unit and the Navy did not observe any fuel leaks. Still, the Navy put a fuel containment boom around the crash site as a precaution, according to a Friday Navy statement.
The Navy is investigating the cause of the crash.
