Military divers in the southern Philippines are looking for two pilots of a navy helicopter that crashed during a routine flight.
Navy spokesman Lt. Col. Edgard Arevalo said the Bolkow helicopter, which is usually used for search and rescue operations, crashed and sank between two islands near the southern port city of Zamboanga on Tuesday.
He said two passengers and a crewman aboard were rescued and the search was under way for the two missing pilots.
The cause of the crash was not clear.
In recent years, the poorly equipped military has lost a number of vintage Vietnam War-era helicopters that are the backbone of the air force.