MV-22B Osprey touchdown on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), April 30, 2018. Picture courtesy Dominick A Cremeans / USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). (Picture by Smith Assortment/Gado/Getty Photographs)
Dominick A Cremeans | USS Iwo Jima | Getty Photographs
A U.S. army Osprey plane crashed into the ocean close to Yakushima Island in Japan with eight personnel onboard Wednesday, the native coast guard stated.
A caller reported that an Osprey plane of unknown affiliation had crashed at round 2:47 p.m. native time on Nov. 29, a spokesperson for the regional coast guard in Kagoshima Prefecture informed NBC Information. The airplane was later recognized as belonging to the U.S. army and having eight folks on board.
No info was instantly obtainable on the security of these on board. The coast guard has dispatched patrol vessels and plane to the scene.
It is a breaking information story. Please examine again for updates.
