Coast Guard chopper crashes off Andamans

By IANS

New Delhi : An Indian Coast Guard helicopter crashed into the Bay of Bengal near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands but there were no fatalities, an official here said Tuesday.


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“The chopper ditched into the sea on Monday while performing a routine surveillance mission off Little Andaman Island,” the official said.

The three-member crew was rescued and sent for a precautionary medical examination, the official added.

An enquiry had been ordered into the crash, he said.

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