{"id":13302,"date":"2026-06-09T16:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13302"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:38:00","slug":"u-s-crew-saved-in-first-ever-sea-drone-rescue-after-apache-helicopter-crash-near-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13302","title":{"rendered":"U.S. crew saved in first-ever sea drone rescue after Apache helicopter crash near Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The U.S. military&#8217;s Central Command said Tuesday it was investigating an incident the previous day near the Strait of Hormuz, amid the <span class=\"link\">war with Iran<\/span>, that resulted in an Apache helicopter crashing into the sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two crew members were rescued by a sea drone in the first such operation ever carried out by the U.S. military, officials told CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>The surface drone rescued the soldiers and transported them to another location on the water where they were then hoisted up to a helicopter for further transport, according to a U.S. official.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The two U.S. Army soldiers on the Apache had been patrolling waters off the coast of Oman when the crash happened. They were rescued at about 7:30 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, &#8220;within approximately two hours&#8221; of their AH-64 Apache going down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They were both in stable condition, CENTCOM said in its Tuesday statement on X, adding, &#8220;the cause of the incident is under investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/04\/07\/2ae15ff1-3f4d-4612-ad40-11a8b6354fab\/thumbnail\/620x413\/c6387e229d1330b8135fa12ef29ff408\/160526-f-cc297-1371a.jpg#\" alt=\"Crescent Reach 16 \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/04\/07\/2ae15ff1-3f4d-4612-ad40-11a8b6354fab\/thumbnail\/620x413\/c6387e229d1330b8135fa12ef29ff408\/160526-f-cc297-1371a.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2018\/04\/07\/2ae15ff1-3f4d-4612-ad40-11a8b6354fab\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/255ad32ffc27da4b3ac60fb06ae083eb\/160526-f-cc297-1371a.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">This file image shows an Army AH-64 Apache helicopter on May 26, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Airman 1st Class Sean Carnes\/Defense Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pair were rescued by an unmanned surface drone operated by a special department called Task Force 59, based within the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. 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It was the first time a drone has been used for a water rescue, the officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pilots are fine,&#8221; President Trump said about the crash on Monday night, after <span class=\"link\">attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals<\/span> at Madison Square Garden. &#8220;Nobody injured.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iranian state media reported the crash, but merely repeated foreign outlets&#8217; reporting without adding any details.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times was first to report that a U.S. helicopter had gone down near the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran seemed to be holding Tuesday after a dramatic escalation Sunday into Monday, with the two countries trading strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has continued its parallel war against Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, however, with new airstrikes on the southern city of Tyre seen Tuesday and a sweeping new order for residents to evacuate the surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>Iran warned Monday that any new Israeli attacks in Lebanon would be met with a &#8220;severe&#8221; 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