{"id":84461,"date":"2026-06-09T12:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-crew-saved-in-first-ever-sea-drone-rescue-after-apache-helicopter-crash-near-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:30:16","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:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-crew-saved-in-first-ever-sea-drone-rescue-after-apache-helicopter-crash-near-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. crew saved in first-ever sea drone rescue after Apache helicopter crash near Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The U.S. military&#8217;s Central Command said Tuesday that it was investigating an incident the previous day near the Strait of Hormuz that resulted in an Apache helicopter crashing into the sea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Military officials told CBS News the two crew members were rescued by a sea drone in the first such operation ever carried out by the U.S. military.<\/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. CENTCOM said they were &#8220;rescued by American forces,&#8221; but the command did not elaborate on the operation or immediately confirm that it was carried out using an unmanned vehicle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It said they were rescued at about 7:30 p.m. Eastern 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/centcom\/status\/2064290478091067601?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, adding that &#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 loading=\"lazy\" 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>Military officials told CBS News the pair were rescued by an unmanned surface drone operated by a special department called Task Force 59, based with the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. It was the first time a drone has been used for a water rescue, the officials said.<\/p>\n<p>A Task Force 59 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukmto.org\/-\/media\/ukmto\/mievom-notes-pdf\/indian-ocean\/2023\/june\/item-6-tf-59-ppt-read-only.pdf?rev=a49618134280412ba72741caf13bd182\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">document<\/a> from July 2023 shows multiple naval drones. CBS News has not been able to confirm which system was used in Monday&#8217;s rescue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The pilots are fine,&#8221; President Trump said about the crash on Monday night, after attending Game Three of the NBA Finals 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 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