Rescue helicopter crashes in Bering Sea

A US coastguard rescue helicopter ferrying crew members from a powerless bulk freighter that was drifting toward shore crashed into the Bering Sea, and six of the aircraft’s 10 passengers were still missing in the rough and frigid waters.

The fuel-laden ship later ran aground in south-western Alaska and broke in two, and the coastguard was responding to a possible spill near a sensitive wildlife habitat.