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Oops! Navy helo ‘rigging failure’ sends five missiles into the Pacific
By Geoff Ziezulewicz
 Jun 30, 03:53 PM
 
Five Navy RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles have found a new home in the briny depths of the Pacific Ocean after a helicopter dropped them into the water during a vertical replenishment June 17, officials have confirmed.

A MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 was carrying two containers full of missiles en route to the amphibious assault ship Essex when a rigging failure resulted in the missiles being dropped off the southern California coast, according to Naval Air Forces spokesman Ensign Bryan Blair.

The U.S. Coast Guard has advised civilian mariners to steer clear of the area and a search remains underway this week for the missing missiles, he said. 

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/06/30/oops-navy-helo-rigging-failure-sends-five-missiles-into-the-pacific/