SYDNEY (Reuters) -An aircraft incident involving U.S. military personnel occurred mid-morning on Sunday during an exercise in Australia’s Northern Territory, Australia’s Defence Ministry said, while a broadcaster said there were no reports of deaths.
Sky News Australia reported that a v-22 Osprey with around 20 U.S. Marines aboard had crashed near the coast of Darwin.
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) reported that several military personnel had been saved from an aircraft crash north of Darwin on the Tiwi Islands. No fatalities were reported.
“Initial reports suggest the incident involves United States defence personnel and that Australian Defence Force members were not involved,” the ministry said in an emailed statement.
It said the incident occurred on Melville Island north of Darwin during Exercise Predator’s Run 2023.
His office announced that the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had previously planned to hold a Press Conference at 0520 GMT.
(Reporting and editing by William Mallard; Shivani Tanna, Bengaluru, and Sam McKeith, Sydney)
Disclaimer: This is an auto-generated report from the Reuters News service. ThePrint is not responsible for the content of this report.