US Navy assists in rescue of 14 stranded Indian sailors in Arabian Sea

An MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln rescued three additional mariners after their liferaft capsized in rough seas. The three mariners were transported to Jabal Ali 9, where they were in good health and spirits.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy also responded to the distress call.

Lincoln, Murphy, and the P-8 were operating under the command of the US Fifth Fleet, which is responsible for US Navy operations in the Arabian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, the Red Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean.