General Yasunori Morishita, head of the Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force, holds a news conference after reports that a military helicopter crashed in the sea near Miyakojiman. REUTERS

เฮลิคอปเตอร์ทัพญี่ปุ่น – An unidentified object which was floating in the ocean near the site of a military helicopter crash is seen on a ship after it was recovered from the sea near Miyakojima. The UH-60JA multipurpose helicopter is believed to have been caught up in an accident. REUTERS

เฮลิคอปเตอร์ทัพญี่ปุ่น – An unidentified object which was floating in the ocean near the site of a military helicopter crash is seen on a ship. A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter with 10 personnel aboard went missing in waters off the southern prefecture of Okinawa. REUTERS

เฮลิคอปเตอร์ทัพญี่ปุ่น – An unidentified object floating in the ocean is seen near the site of a military helicopter crash. The helicopter disappeared from radar around 3:55 p.m. near Okinawa Prefecture’s Miyako Island, shortly after taking off from there to surveil nearby land features, according to the GSDF. REUTERS