Navy chopper crashes into Mediterranean

WASHINGTON - A Navy helicopter with a crew of three crashed into the Mediterranean Sea Tuesday morning while on a routine training flight, the Pentagon said. <br> <br> The Navy is searching for the crewmen from the SH-60B Seahawk that crashed at about 10:30 a.m. local time (3:30 a.m. EST) off the coast of Greece. <br> <br> The helicopter was operating from the destroyer USS Hayler, said Maj. Timothy D. Blair, a Pentagon spokesman. <br> <br> The Hayler lost radar contact and communications with the helicopter while operating approximately 80 nautical miles west of Greece. The Hayler, which has been joined by the USS Ross, was leading search and rescue efforts for the crew. <br> <br> The Seahawk helicopter is assigned to Helicopter Squadron Light 46, which is home-ported in Mayport, Fla. <br> <br> The Navy is investigating the cause of the crash, officials said.

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