Twenty-three of the MV-22 Osprey’s crew were rescued in a search and rescue operation after the aircraft “entered the water” at about 4:00pm during “regularly scheduled operations” on Saturday, according to the III Marine Expeditionary Force.
The tilt-rotor aircraft had been in Queensland as part of the Talisman Sabre joint training exercise between Australian and United States military forces, which ended on July 25.
The exercises were taking place in Shoalwater Bay training area near Rockhampton in Central Queensland.
Defence Minister Marise Payne said no Australian Defence Force personnel were on board the aircraft.
“The United States are leading the search and recovery effort,” she wrote in a statement.
“I have briefed Prime Minister Turnbull and spoken with Secretary [of Defence James] Mattis this evening to offer Australia’s support in anyway that can be of assistance.
“Our thoughts are with the crew and families affected.”
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