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The Navy says eight people have been rescued and are "in good condition" after a propeller-driven C-2 Greyhound carrying 11 crew and passengers crashed in the Philippine Sea southeast of Okinawa, Japan.

"Search and rescue" for the remaining three people is still underway, the Navy says.

, the U.S. 7th Fleet said the C-2, a twin-engine airplane used to ferry personnel to and from aircraft carriers, went down about 2:45 p.m. Japan time (12:45 a.m. ET) while it was en route to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN76), which is operating in the region.


By 3:23 p.m. local time, eight people were recovered. "All personnel were transferred to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) for medical evaluation and are in good condition at this time," the Navy says.


The incident will be investigated. The cause of the crash is not yet known, an earlier statement 

The names of crew and passengers were being withheld pending notification of next of kin, the Navy says, without any further explanation.

Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force is assisting with search and rescue efforts for the three missing personnel.

The Navy provides more details on the aircraft that crashed:

Disasters

The C-2 Greyhound was en route to the USS Ronald Reagan when it went down Wednesday afternoon Japan time. Eight people were recovered and are "in good condition at this time."

8 recovered after plane carrying 11 crashes in Philippine Sea, Navy says

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