A rescue operation is under way after a United States (US) military aircraft crashed off the northern coast of Australia with 20 Marines on board, reports Al Jazeera.
However, one person was in critical condition, two were stable and there were no reports of fatalities.
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), several people were rescued, after the Osprey V-22 came down near Melville Island about 60km (37 miles) from Darwin on Sunday.
Australia’s defence ministry said the accident happened during the annual Predator Run exercises involving the militaries of Australia, the US, East Timor, Indonesia and the Philippines.
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) said no Australian personnel were on board the Osprey.
The US and Australia, a key ally in the Pacific, have been stepping up military cooperation in recent years in the face of an increasingly assertive China.
Four Australian soldiers were killed last month when their helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of Queensland.
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