Jervis Bay

An Australian Army helicopter has crashed into Jervis Bay on the NSW South Coast during a late-night counter-terrorism training exercise, the Australian ...

in really a textbook fashion and were able to ditch the helicopter in Jervis Bay itself,” he said. [Olivia Ireland](/by/olivia-ireland-p536pn)is a breaking news reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via this is a helicopter that we are going to be replacing with Black Hawks,” Marles told Today. In 2020, more than half the helicopters were grounded after cabin sliding door rails were deemed unserviceable. “And then all of a sudden ... It was so surreal.”

Personnel on board an Australian Army MRH-90 Taipan multi-role helicopter are rescued from the water after a helicopter is ditched in Jervis Bay.

"We should be thankful for the professionalism of the men and women of our Defence Force. The Royal Military College at Duntroon had been carrying out military training around Jervis Bay for the past two weeks, and Mr Marles said that elite personnel were on board the helicopter when it crashed. This thing has been beached.'" "Further to that there is an engineering assessment being undertaken that will both look at the environmental aspects and the recovery of the aircraft." "It's important we ensure that we refrain from speculations and focus on supporting the team that is going to undertake the investigation and point us into the direction to ensure that we can safely operate this aircraft system into the future," he said. "At this time defence's priority is supporting the ADF members involved in the incident and their families," the department said. The training activity has been temporarily paused as a precaution and the MRH-90 Taipan fleet will be grounded while the cause of the incident is investigated, defence said in a statement. Witnesses reportedly heard a "big flash, a big bang, and a bit of fire on top of the chopper" before the helicopter ditched. In this instance, they responded to a pretty terrifying situation and in the midst of a crisis managed to act in a way which has kept everyone alive." "That represents an incredible achievement on the part of the crew — this was a textbook response to a loss of power." The Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart said the incident had the potential to end in "tragedy". - The training is on pause and the fleet is grounded while the cause is investigated

NSW Ambulance have confirmed that nine patients were onboard, escaping with very minor injuries. No ambulance was required. Caller Michael told John Stanley he ...

Defence can confirm a helicopter incident occurred near Jervis Bay, New South Wales on the evening of 22 March 2023. The Department of Defence issued this statement early on Thursday morning: ACT Policing have confirmed that they’re working with Defence on an incident at Jervis Bay south of Sydney.