6 Navy Helicopter Crew Members Rescued After Crash in San Diego Bay

A US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 78 fires chaff flares during a training exercise near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Philippine Sea on April 24, 2017. US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Handout via Reuters

SAN DIEGO—Military officials are investigating a Navy helicopter crash Jan. 12 in San Diego Bay. Six crew members traveling in the helicopter survived and were rescued.

The helicopter plummeted in the bay shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday near Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Beth Teach told reporters.