Malaysian coast guard helicopter makes emergency landing on water, crew rescued-Xinhua

Malaysian coast guard helicopter makes emergency landing on water, crew rescued

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-03-05 13:08:15

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter operated by the Malaysian coast guard was forced to make an emergency landing on water during rescue training, authorities said on Tuesday.

The AgustaWestland AW139 went down around 10:00 a.m. local time in the sea off Selangor state, and all four crew had members been safely rescued, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency director-general Hamid Mohd Amin said in a statement.

He added that investigations are underway to determine the cause of the incident.