This naval chopper, the CH-46 Sea Knight crashed after attempting a routine landing on an aircraft carrier.
Just 40 seconds after the helicopter's wheel had become ensnared in the ship's safety fence, it was over. The Sea Knight sank in 3,900 feet of water, with six Marines and a Navy corpsman still inside.
The eleven survivors were plucked quickly from the water by crewmen in rubber boats who had just delivered the SEALs. The helicopter sank so quickly that there was no time to mount a diving attempt to look for additional survivors. Seven Navy and Marine Corps personnel perished in the tragedy.
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