A Navy helicopter crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan on Friday, causing non-fatal injuries to a dozen sailors, the Navy said.

The Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement that the MH-60 Seahawk crashed shortly after takeoff while the carrier was off the the coast of the Philippines.

All affected sailors were in stable condition and their injuries were non-life-threatening, the Navy said, adding the injuries included minor abrasions and lacerations and some fractures. The most seriously injured were airlifted to a hospital in the Philippines, the statement said.

Families of the injured were notified, the Navy said, while the carrier resumed flight operations.

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Lt. Cmdr. Matt Knight, the Task Force 70 spokesman, told Stars and Stripes newspaper that four crew members were aboard the helicopter when the crash happened. He said 12 people were injured and the carrier sustained minimal damage.

The crash occurred while the Ronald Reagan Strike Group was conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, which spreads north and northeast of the Philippines. The cause was under investigation.

The carrier participated in the international naval review hosted off the South Korean island of Jeju last week.</s>TOKYO — U.S. Navy helicopter crashes on flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan, causing non-fatal injuries to sailors.</s>PHILIPPINE SEA — Five Sailors were involved in a U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk crash onboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on Friday, according to WTKR.

The crash on the flight deck happened around 9 a.m. in the Philippine Sea, according to military officials.

Officials are still investigating the cause of the crash and all of the injured Sailors are in stable condition.

While some Sailors will be medically evacuated ashore, none of the injuries were life-threatening, according to the Navy.

At the time of the mishap, the Ronald Reagan Strike Group was conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea. Ronald Reagan remains fully mission capable and has resumed flight operations, the Navy said.

The Ronald Reagan Strike Group is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region.</s>An US Navy helicopter crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on Friday, causing non-fatal injuries to sailors, the Navy said.

The Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement that the MH-60 Seahawk crashed shortly after takeoff Friday morning while the carrier was off the Philippine coast.

All affected sailors were in stable condition and their injuries were non-life threatening, the Navy said. It didn’t say how many sailors were hurt. It said some of them would be examined and treated after they reach the shore, though officials did not specify the destination.

The Navy did not give details on any damage to the helicopter or the aircraft carrier. But it said the ship was fully capable to conduct its mission for security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. The aircraft carrier also has since resumed flight training.

The Navy said the crash occurred while Ronald Reagan Strike Group was conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, which spreads north and northeast of the Philippines. The cause was under investigation.

USS Ronald Reagan participated in the international naval review hosted off the South Korean island of Jeju last week.</s>A U.S. Navy helicopter has crashed on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in the Philippine Sea, injuring an unknown number of sailors.

The MH-60 Seahawk crashed shortly after takeoff from the USS Ronald Reagan while the carrier was off the Philippine coast, the Navy said.

The Navy's 7th Fleet said the cause of the crash, which took place on Friday morning while the Ronald Reagan Strike Group was conducting routine operations, is under investigation.

All affected sailors were in stable condition and their injuries were non-life threatening, the Navy said.

The Navy did not specify how many sailors had been hurt in the incident.

It said some of them would be examined and treated after they reach the shore, though officials did not specify the destination.

The Navy did also not give details on any damage to the helicopter or the aircraft carrier but USS Ronald Reagan has since resumed flight training.

The Navy said the aircraft carrier is fully capable to conduct its mission for security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

The massive nuclear-powered aircraft carrier patrols throughout the Pacific, including sailing through the disputed South China Sea earlier this year as part of a mission intended to reassure Washington's allies in the area.

USS Ronald Reagan participated in the international naval review hosted off the South Korean island of Jeju last week.</s>TOKYO -- A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on Friday, causing non-fatal injuries to a dozen sailors, the Navy said. The Navy's 7th Fleet said in a statement that the MH-60 Seahawk crashed shortly after takeoff Friday morning while the carrier was off the Philippine coast.

All affected sailors were in stable condition and their injuries were non-life threatening, the Navy said, adding they ranged from minor abrasions and lacerations to fractures. The most seriously injured were airlifted to a hospital in the Philippines, it said.

Families of the injured were notified, the Navy said, while the carrier resumed flight operations.

Lt. Cmdr. Matt Knight, the Task Force 70 spokesman, told Stars and Stripes newspaper that four crew members were aboard the helicopter when the crash happened. He said 12 people were injured and the carrier sustained minimal damage.

The crash occurred while the Ronald Reagan Strike Group was conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, which spreads north and northeast of the Philippines. The cause was under investigation.

The carrier participated in the international naval review hosted off the South Korean island of Jeju last week.

Vessels under the command of the 7th Fleet, which is based in Yokosuka, Japan, were involved in a string of incidents at sea in Asia last year, including a deadly collision of the USS John S. McCain with a merchant tanker, which led to the Navy sacking the fleet commander, Adm. Scott Swift, "due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command."</s>"A US Navy MH-60 Seahawk assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 crashed on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) shortly after takeoff at approximately 9:00 a.m. Oct. 19." a statement from the Navy's press service said.

The ship remains fully operational and has resumed flights.

"All injured personnel are in stable condition under evaluation by Ronald Reagan medical staff. While some personnel will be medically evacuated ashore, none of the injuries is life-threatening," the statement continued.

US forces in the Indo-Pacific Command had earlier kicked off a combat training exercise for American troops around the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific.

In August, the USS Ronald Reagan participated in a round of exercises with Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces, the second such drills this year.</s>A US Navy helicopter crashed onto the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in the Philippines Sea on Friday, injuring some personnel on board.

The MH-60 Seahawk hit the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan shortly after takeoff around 9 a.m., according to a statement released by the Navy’s Seventh Fleet. All injured are in stable condition and are being evaluated by medical staff.

The Navy did not say how many people were injured but that some “will be medically evacuated ashore” without specifying a location.

An investigation has been opened into the cause of the crash, according to the statement.

The incident occurred during routine operations in the Philippine Sea, which spreads north and east of the Philippines.

The aircraft carrier “remains fully mission capable” and normal flight operations to support the mission of “support and security and stability in the Indo-Pacific Region” have resumed, the Navy said.

Last week the Nimitz-class, or, nuclear-powered aircraft participated in the International Fleet Review near South Korea’s Jeju Island.

In May 2017, the USS Ronald Reagan began sea trials in the Pacific before replacing the USS Carl Vinson near the Korean Peninsula.

The 1,092-foot Reagan carries a crew of 4,539 and is equipped with roughly 60 aircraft, according to the Navy. It was commissioned in 2003 and cost about $8.5 billion.</s>Spectators watch the US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan sailing during the International Fleet Review in the sea of Seogwipo, off the island of Jeju, South Korea, 11 October 2018.

A number of sailors were injured Friday when a US Navy helicopter crashed on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier in the Philippine Sea.

The Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement that the MH-60 Seahawk "made an emergency landing and crashed" shortly after takeoff at about 9. a.m. local time while the carrier was undertaking routine operations off the Philippine coast.

The statement did not specify how many sailors were hurt. Task Force 70 spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Matt Knight said 12 people were injured, military newspaper Stars and Stripes reported. Knight said four air crewmembers were aboard the helicopter when it crashed, according to Stars and Stripes.

The Navy said the injured were in stable condition for non-life threatening injuries ranging from minor abrasions and lacerations to fractures.

It said the most seriously injured were evacuated to a hospital in the Philippines, while the others were being evaluated by the carrier's medics.

"The cause of the mishap is under investigation," the 7th Fleet statement said. The aircraft carrier has resumed flight operations, it added.

Last week, USS Ronald Reagan took part in the international naval review off Jeju, a South Korean island.</s>“All injured personnel are in stable condition under evaluation by Ronald Reagan medical staff”

An MH-60 Seahawk helicopter has “crashed on the flight deck” of the USS Ronald Reagan in the Philippine Sea, the Navy said Friday.

The mishap, which happened shortly after takeoff at about 9 a.m. Friday, is under investigation, a statement from the service said.

“All injured personnel are in stable condition under evaluation by Ronald Reagan medical staff,” it added. “While some personnel will be medically evacuated ashore, none of the injuries is life-threatening.”

The Yokosuka-based carrier was conducting “routine operations” with its strike group when the incident occurred, the statement said.

The Ronald Reagan “remains fully mission capable and has resumed flight operations,” it added.
A SH-60 Seahawk helicopter crashes on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan, leaving 12 sailors injured.