Flightradar24 reported that in the early hours of Oct. 6 local time a U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk operating over the Red Sea near Yanbu on Saudi Arabia’s western coast declared an emergency and broadcast squawk 7700. The helicopter subsequently disappeared from public flight-tracking feeds. The cause of the emergency has not been confirmed.

2026-10-06

Flightradar24 reported that in the early hours of Oct. 6 local time a U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk operating over the Red Sea near Yanbu on Saudi Arabia’s western coast declared an emergency and broadcast squawk 7700. The helicopter subsequently disappeared from public flight-tracking feeds. The cause of the emergency has not been confirmed.