PETALING JAYA: A US Coast Guard helicopter which was trying to rescue crew members from a disabled freighter – the Malaysian-flagged Selendang Ayu – crashed in the Bering Sea, Alaska, in rough conditions on Thursday.
Six of the ship's non-Malaysian crew, who had been airlifted into the helicopter, are missing in rough and frigid waters, according to USA Today.
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