Navy
US Navy helps rescue stranded mariners in Northern Arabian Sea, CENTCOM says
Stars and Stripes
June 14, 2026
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), and Motor Vessel Jabal Ali 9 provide assistance to distressed mariners in the Northern Arabian Sea, on Sunday, June 14, 2026. (U.S. Navy)
The U.S. Navy helped rescue 14 mariners stranded in the Northern Arabian Sea on Sunday, according to U.S. Central Command.
After receiving a distress call, a Navy P-8 aircraft located the mariners and deployed a life raft for them to board.
Eleven were later recovered by the Motor Vessel Jabal Ali 9, while an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter from aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln rescued the remaining three after rough seas capsized their raft, CENTCOM said.
The guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy also responded to the distress call, CENTCOM said.