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That is the rescue time, not the time that the helicopter went down. CENTCOM said that recovery took approximately two hours and that both crew members were stable. In a direct interview with DefenseScoop, Capt. Tim Hawkins identified the vessel as a Saronic Corsair operated by the Navy’s Task Force 59. He said that it picked up the crew and carried them to another point on the water for a helicopter hoist. The official release said that the cause of the helicopter’s loss was under investigation. 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