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8 Missing After AAV Sinking Presumed Dead as Search Off California Ends

Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, operate AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicles onto the well deck of the amphibious landing dock USS Somerset (LPD-25) on July 27, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

The seven Marines and sailor missing after their amphibious assault vehicle sank off the California coast are presumed dead as search and rescue operation end, I Marine Expeditionary Force said in a late Saturday statement.

“The 15th [Marine Expeditionary...

https://news.usni.org/2020/08/02/8-missing-after-aav-sinking-presumed-dead-as-search-off-california-ends

Navy Undersea Search and Rescue Ship Joins Mission to Find 8 Missing from AAV Mishap

Undersea support ship HOS Dominator. MSC Photo

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A Navy ship specializing in undersea search and rescue has joined the mission to find seven Marines and one sailor missing off the coast of Southern California after their amphibious assault vehicle sank on Thursday, USNI News has learned.

Submarine support ship HOS Dominator arrived on Friday to join Navy, Marine and Coast Guard assets looking for the missing service members, officials confirmed.

“We are continuing search and...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/31/navy-undersea-search-and-rescue-ship-joins-mission-to-find-8-missing-from-aav-mishap

Marine Dead, 8 Missing Following AAV Incident Off California

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, operate an AAV-P7/A1 assault amphibious vehicle while embarking the amphibious landing dock USS Somerset (LPD-25) on July 27, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

A Marine is dead and eight more are missing after an Amphibious Assault Vehicle incident off the coast of California on late Thursday.

Fifteen Marines and a sailor were aboard the AAV, assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, as it was operating...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/31/marine-dead-8-missing-following-aav-incident-off-california

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