Two U.S. Marine Corps helicopters crash It happened off the coast of Djibouti AP (Washington-WABC, 2006) - Two Marine Corps transport helicopters crashed Friday off the coast of Djibouti, the Pentagon said. A search-and-rescue mission was under way. The status of the crews of the CH-53E helicopters was not known, said Lt. Cmdr. Joe Carpenter. A CH-53E normally operates with a crew of between three and eight people. Carpenter said there was no indication that hostile fire was involved. The helicopters were based at Camp Lemonier, a French military base that serves as headquarters for a U.S. military operation called...