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According to a press release from the U.S. Navy’s 3rd Fleet, the carrier USS Roosevelt is conducting a Search and Rescue (SAR) effort to recover a lost sailor off the coast of California today. The search was initiated after a lookout reported seeing what appeared to be a person in the water.
The Navy reports that three Search and Rescue Helicopters and a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) were launched to rescue the sailor. According to the release, the Coast Guard, U.S. Navy aircraft, USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Russell (DDG 59), and USS Howard (DDG 83), and USS Charleston (LCS 18) are all part of the rescue effort.