Archive image: An MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 (HSM-71), prepares to take off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), June 10, 2026.
USS Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East.
U.S. Navy photo.
TAMPA, Florida. — A U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter aircrew assisted in the rescue of 14 Indian mariners in the Northern Arabian Sea, June 14, 2026.
Upon receiving a distress call from the stranded mariners at approximately 2 a.m. EST, a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft aircrew was first on scene, responded by dropping a search and rescue (SAR) kit that included a life raft, which the 14 mariners boarded. Motor Vessel (M/V) Jabal Ali 9 subsequently arrived on scene and successfully recovered eleven crew members from the life raft.
The MH-60R Seahawk aircrew, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 (HSM-71) and embarked on Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), conducted the rescue of three additional indian mariners after their life raft capsized in the rough seas. The three mariners were transported to M/V Jabal Ali 9, where they were in good health and spirits.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) also responded to the distress call.
U.S. Navy photo.
The U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations encompasses nearly 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, parts of the Indian Ocean and three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal and Bab al-Mandeb.
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