(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 19, 2014 AAV-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicles with 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, land with US Marines from 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, during the US -JAPAN military exercise Iron Fist 2014 outside the USMC base in Camp Pendleton, California. At least one Marine has died and eight others remained missing on July 31, 2020 following an accident involving an amphibious assault vehicle off the coast of California, the US military announced. Joe KLAMAR / AFP
The US military said Sunday it has called off a search for seven Marines and a sailor missing at sea for days, saying they were presumed dead.
The military personnel were aboard an amphibious vehicle that sank Thursday in deep water off the coast of California during a training exercise.
“It is with a heavy heart that I decided to conclude the search and rescue effort,” said Colonel Christopher Bronzi, commander of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
During the 40-hour search, Marine, Navy and Coast Guard helicopters, ships, and watercraft searched more than 1,000 square nautical miles, the Marines said in a statement.
A total of 16 service members were on the amphibious vehicle — until now eight were rescued but one later died, and two others are in critical condition.
The search and rescue operation now shifts to one aimed at finding the bodies of the missing service members, Bronzi said.
AFP
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