Japan's Defense Ministry says flight recorders of crashed aircraft recovered

Japan's Defense Ministry said that two flight recorders have been recovered, along with other debris which they believe are from two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters that crashed. Communication with the helicopters was lost Saturday night when they were about 270 kilometers east of Torishima Island in the Pacific Ocean.
The SH-60K helicopters, each carrying four people, were engaged in nighttime training to search for submarines.One person was dead. The ministry continues searching for the remaining seven people and will analyze the data from the recorders. The Maritime Self-Defense Force has grounded all of its SH-60K aircraft.