An Air Force aircraft takes part in military drills by the Eastern Theatre Command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) around Taiwan, in this screengrab from a handout video released August 19, 2023. Eastern Theatre Command/Handout via REUTERS
Japan’s coast guard reported that a US military Osprey aircraft carrying eight individuals crashed into the ocean near Japan’s Yakushima island on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the coast guard said it had no further details of the incident including the safety of those onboard.
The crash happened at around 2:47 p.m. local time, with local residents reporting the aircraft had fire blowing from its left engine as it fell into the sea, Japanese broadcaster MBC reported.
A spokesperson for US forces in Japan did not immediately have comment.
