NBC News: U.S. Military Helicopter Crashes Off Japan's Okinawa; 7 Injured
TOKYO — A U.S. military helicopter crash landed off the Japanese island of Okinawa on Wednesday, leaving seven people injured.
The UH-60 Black Hawk performed a "hard-deck landing" on the USNS Red Cloud, the U.S. Pacific Command said. Aerial footage broadcast by NHK showed the chopper with part of its tail broken off.
Of the 17 people on board, seven were injured and transported to a U.S. naval hospital on Okinawa, according to the U.S. Pacific Command. It previously said six people were injured but then revised the figure.
More News On Last Night's U.S. Military Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Off The Coast Of Okinawa
US Army Copter Crash-Lands on Ship Off Japan Island; 7 Hurt -- NYT/AP
US Army helicopter crashes in Japan -- AP
US military helicopter crashes off Okinawa in Japan -- BBC
6 injured after U.S. military helicopter crashes off Okinawa -- CNN
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