The Indian Navy personnel on Saturday evening rescued four crew members on board a Chet helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), which crash landed six nautical miles north of Murud near Alibaug in neighbouring Raigad district earlier in the afternoon.
The ICG helicopter (frame number CG 803) was on a routine patrol off the coast, south of Mumbai, at 1445 hrs.
Responding swiftly, the Indian Navy launched two Chetak helicopters and a Seaking 'C' helicopter on a Search and Rescue mission and located the ICG helicopter. One ICG Chetak and an Air Force Mi-17 helicopter were also part of the search effort.
"All four crew members of the ICG helicopter were rescued from the scene of the crash and flown back to the Naval Hospital INHS Asvini at Mumbai. One ICG lady pilot has suffered injuries and is being treated at the naval hospital," a defence spokesperson.