London: Two Royal Navy helicopters collided over international waters in the Gulf on
March 22 and seven crew-members were missing, officials said.
Group Capt Al Lockwood, a spokesman for British forces in the Gulf, said the mid-air
collision involved Sea King airborne early warning helicopters.
Speaking at UK Central Command in Qatar, Lockwood said a search and rescue operation
was underway to find the missing crew-members.
"We are doing everything we can to ascertain what caused the accident,'' he told Sky
News.
A spokesman at UK Central Command in Qatar told Britain's Press Association news
agency the crew-members were feared dead.
