One dead after Taiwan rescue helicopter crashes into sea
On Friday afternoon, the helicopter was exploring an oil spill from a vessel that became stranded at about 9 a.m. Thursday.
A video clip showed the helicopter hovering some 20 meters above the water, but it suddenly starts to spin before dropping into the sea.
Coast and fire teams discovered all five on board -- the pilot, a co-pilot, two coast guards and a crew chief.
Owned by a Taipei-based company, the stranded vessel from north Taiwan`s Keelung was 10 years old and was carrying 617 containers and 447 tonnes of fuel.
All 21 of the ship`s crew had been saved by 1 p.m. Thursday.