Post by Logan on Jan 16, 2016 19:57:42 GMT -6
HALEIWA, Hawaii (AP) -- Rescuers battled winds of up to 23 mph and waves up to 30 feet Saturday as they searched for 12 Marines who are missing after two helicopters crashed off the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
The winds and the waves dispersed the debris and complicated the search, which was expanded Saturday to include waters off Oahu's west coast.
"It makes finding things incredibly difficult," Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Scott Carr said.
The Coast Guard was notified late Thursday of the crash by a civilian who saw the aircraft flying then disappear and a fireball. Someone else reported a flare in the sky, Carr said. It was not clear if the fireball and the flare were the same.
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The winds and the waves dispersed the debris and complicated the search, which was expanded Saturday to include waters off Oahu's west coast.
"It makes finding things incredibly difficult," Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Scott Carr said.
The Coast Guard was notified late Thursday of the crash by a civilian who saw the aircraft flying then disappear and a fireball. Someone else reported a flare in the sky, Carr said. It was not clear if the fireball and the flare were the same.
Continue reading at hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_HAWAII_HELICOPTER_COLLISION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-01-16-19-37-03 .