US Navy Helicopter Missing Over Red Sea Near Saudi Arabia, detikNews Reports

A United States Navy Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopter operating with call sign VVHR512 went missing over the Red Sea near the coast of Saudi Arabia after transmitting an emergency signal on Monday, October 5, 2026, detikNews reported.

Military Aircraft Drops Sharply Near Yanbu

The military aircraft transmitted an emergency signal at approximately 5:20 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, October 5, 2026, while flying near the western Saudi coastal city of Yanbu, according to detikNews. Public flight tracking data recorded the helicopter operating at an altitude of approximately 475 feet, or 144 meters, when the emergency situation was reported. CNN Indonesia noted that the aircraft’s recorded altitude subsequently dropped sharply to zero feet before completely disappearing from tracking data systems. iNews.ID verified the call sign as VVHR512 and confirmed that the flight data monitoring showed the elevation dropping from about 150 meters to zero prior to the signal loss.

US Navy Has Not Confirmed Helicopter Crash

As of late Monday evening, October 5, 2026, the United States Navy had not released an official statement regarding the incident, nor had authorities provided details concerning the condition of the aircraft or its crew members, detikNews reported. Lensa Hukum pointed out that open flight tracking networks showed the position data vanishing entirely after the rapid descent. While various reports circulating on social media indicated that the helicopter may have crashed, no official confirmation of an accident or confirmed casualties had been issued by military authorities across any of the reporting outlets.