Sources within the US Navy have told Aero-News search and rescue
efforts for a SH-60B Seahawk helicopter (file photo of type, below)
and its crew lost off the western coast of Colombia this weekend
have been terminated. The helicopter, assigned to the Helicopter
Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) (HSL) 48 based at Naval Station
Mayport, FL, went down December 13 in international waters while
conducting counter-narcotics and anti-terrorism operations off the
Colombian coast.
Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky has signed a five-year contract
to provide four S-92 helicopters to CHC Helicopter Corporation, to
perform commercial search-and-rescue missions for the United
Kingdom Maritime and Coastguard Agency, beginning in 2007.
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