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A helicopter crashed off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, with two pilots now missing DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A helicopter crash ed off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, with two pilots now missing , authorities said Friday. The crash happened offshore, though the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authorities did not specify where. It identified the aircraft involved as a Bell 212, which can carry 14 passengers and a pilot. Officials said the two pilots aboard were from Egypt and South Africa and had taken off Thursday night from Al Maktoum International Airport, the second airfield in Dubai. Aerogulf, the owner of the helicopter, described the flight as “routine training operations between Al Maktoum International Airport and an offshore rig.” The oil-rich UAE has multiple oil rigs off the coast in the Persian Gulf. “We are working with the aviation authorities and doing all we can to gather information as quickly as possible,” Aerogulf said in its statement. “At t...

The Army has ordered all of its helicopters to put in place a 24-hour safety stand-down following two deadly crashes that have killed 12 soldiers in the last 30 days. The U.S. Army has ordered a 24-hour safety stand-down of its aviation units next week following two deadly mid-air collisions in the last thirty days, including Thursday's crash of two Apache helicopters in Alaska that killed three soldiers and left another injured. That crash followed the deadly March 29 collision of two HH-60 Blackhawk helicopter s near Fort Campbell, Kentucky, that killed 9 Army soldiers aboard. "Army Chief of Staff James McConville today ordered an aviation stand down following two deadly helicopter mishaps that claimed the lives of twelve soldiers," said an Army statement. "The move grounds all Army aviators, except those participating in critical missions, until they complete the required training." "The safety of our aviators is our top priority, and this stand down ...