US military Osprey crashes off in Japan with 8 on board

According to the Japanese coast guard cited by the local media, a US Osprey military aircraft carrying eight people crashed off the coast of Japan on Wednesday.

In the vicinity of Yakushima island, which is located south of Kyushu, the southernmost main island of the nation, the crash occurred at approximately 2:47 p.m. (local time). Aircraft and patrol boats have been dispatched to the location, according to a coast guard spokesperson. As the aircraft fell into the water, locals reported that flames were coming from the left engine.

The aircraft vanished from radar at 2:40 PM local time, according to Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno.

A patrol boat and aircraft have been sent to the crash site, according to Coast Guard spokesperson Kazuo Ogawa. The safety of those on board, among other details, cannot yet be confirmed, he stated. According to Mr. Ogawa, a fishing boat close to the crash scene off the island of Yakushima, which is south of Kagoshima, made an emergency call. The aircraft crashed into the sea with its left engine on fire, according to locals, reported.

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