MSDF ship on mission to recover bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

MSDF ship on mission to recover bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine rescue ship Chihaya is pictured from Okinawa Prefecture's Ikema Island on April 17, 2023. Five bodies and part of the SDF UH-60JA helicopter, which went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture, were located a day earlier.

MSDF ship on mission to recover bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

MSDF ship on mission to recover bodies from missing Japan SDF chopper

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine rescue ship Chihaya is pictured from Okinawa Prefecture's Ikema Island on April 17, 2023. Five bodies and part of the SDF's UH-60JA helicopter, which went missing with 10 personnel aboard off the southern prefecture, were located the day before.

Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine rescue ship Chihaya searches in waters off Okinawa Prefecture's Ikema Island on April 14, 2023, for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 personnel aboard.

Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

A Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel is pictured from Okinawa Prefecture's Ikema Island on April 14, 2023, as it takes part in the search for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 personnel aboard.

Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper Etajima is pictured from Okinawa Prefecture's Ikema Island on April 14, 2023, as it takes part in the search for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 personnel aboard.