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| Search under way after US marine helicopters collide off coast of Hawaii | |
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| Two marine helicopters have collided off the Hawaiian island of Oahu, the US coast guard has said. | Two marine helicopters have collided off the Hawaiian island of Oahu, the US coast guard has said. |
| Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers of the coast guard told the Associated Press that the marine corps reported a collision of two helicopters off the coast just before midnight. | Chief Petty Officer Sara Mooers of the coast guard told the Associated Press that the marine corps reported a collision of two helicopters off the coast just before midnight. |
| Mooers said each aircraft had six people aboard. She said a debris field has been spotted off the coast, near the town of Haleiwa. | Mooers said each aircraft had six people aboard. She said a debris field has been spotted off the coast, near the town of Haleiwa. |
| The marine corps has tweeted that there is an active search and rescue under way for two CH-53s transport helicopters. | The marine corps has tweeted that there is an active search and rescue under way for two CH-53s transport helicopters. |
| There was no immediate word on what caused the collision or if any survivors have been found. | There was no immediate word on what caused the collision or if any survivors have been found. |