{"id":53175,"date":"2018-12-17T09:41:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T09:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/17\/underwater-race-against-time-begins-in-search-for-aircraft-black-boxes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:54:00","slug":"underwater-race-against-time-begins-in-search-for-aircraft-black-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/12\/17\/underwater-race-against-time-begins-in-search-for-aircraft-black-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Underwater race against time begins in search for aircraft black boxes from fatal Marine collision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OKINAWA, Japan \u2015 The Navy and Marine Corps have begun the underwater search for the voice and data recorders of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/12\/11\/search-called-off-for-5-marines-aboard-lost-c-130\/\" target=_blank>lost KC-130J and F\/A-18<\/a> in a race against time to find out what caused the devastating Dec. 6 accident off the southern coast of Japan that killed six Marines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five crew from a KC-130J assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, or \u201cSumos\u201d squadron, and the pilot of the two-person F\/A-18D Hornet assigned Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, or \u201cBats,\u201d were killed in what has been described by Japanese defense officials as a midair collision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The weapons officer from the Hornet survived the crash and was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/12\/11\/lone-survivor-in-marine-corps-midair-collision-off-japanese-coast-released-from-the-hospital\/\" target=_blank> released from the hospital. <\/a>The aircraft were on a routine training mission that included refueling, but it is not clear if the aircraft were refueling at the time of the incident. All were based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race to find the black boxes and voice recorders is not only to find out what brought both aircraft down, but to provide answers for the families, said Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force. The flight data recorders will continue to emit a signal to help in detection for up to 30 days after a crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/12\/12\/marines-identity-5-kc-130j-crew-members-killed-in-midair-collision-off-the-japanese-coast\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/kc130japan.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">&#8216;Eternally missed\u2019: Marines identify 5 KC-130J crew members killed in midair collision off Japanese coast<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The lone survivor in the tragic midair collision has since been released from the hospital and Corps officials have not released the Marine\u2019s name.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The surviving Marine has also gone through an initial interview, said III MEF spokeswoman Lt. Col. Kelly Frushour. The Marines have not identified the crash survivor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To search for the data recorders, Marines contracted a civilian ship and the Navy supplied a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/navydata\/fact_display.asp?cid=4300&#038;tid=400&#038;ct=4\">TPL-25 t<\/a>owed pinger locator that will search the ocean floor. That Navy team sailed from Yokosuka Monday, said 7th Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Clay Doss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;That\u2019s underway today,\u201d Smith said Dec. 17. \u201cThere\u2019s a search pattern. So we know where the aircraft mishap occurred. But it\u2019s still a pretty wide area.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the towed pinger detects the signal, it will then relay those GPS coordinates for other Navy assets to dive to the site. The data recorders can withstand depths of up to 20,000 feet, but its not known whether they will be able to be retrieved if they are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/12\/07\/marines-identify-fa-18-pilot-killed-in-crash-off-japanese-coast-c-130-crew-still-missing\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3115386.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Marines identify F\/A-18 pilot killed in collision off Japanese coast, KC-130 crew still missing<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Five Marines on board a downed KC-130 are still missing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat water [is] very deep out there, 9,000 to 13,000 feet deep,\u201d Smith said. \u201cIt\u2019s a daunting challenge but we\u2019re committed to finding the black box. That will tell us a lot, so we need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith attended memorials Wednesday and Friday for the lost Marines, and the squadrons stood down operations temporarily for a review after the mishap, he said. Both are back to flying operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s hard for the families. It\u2019s hard for the crew. We did a safety assessment. 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