The Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk, operating under the call sign VVHR512, declared an emergency at approximately 5:20 p.m. ET Monday while flying near Yanbu on Saudi Arabia’s western coast.
The helicopter was shown at an altitude of roughly 475 feet when the emergency was declared, according to publicly available flight-tracking data.
Its displayed altitude subsequently fell to zero before the aircraft disappeared from the tracking service.
The US Navy had not publicly confirmed the incident or provided information about the helicopter’s crew or condition as of Monday evening.
Meanwhile, the cause of the emergency remained unknown.