The Japan Coast Guard on Sunday recovered an object believed to be a fuel tank attached to the outer fuselage of a missing Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in the waters near Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture.
A helmet was also found on Sunday off the beach in Sarahama on Irabu Island. Both islands are part of the city of Miyakojima in the prefecture.
The aircraft, which was carrying the commander of the 8th Division and nine other GSDF personnel, disappeared from radar during a scheduled flight around Miyako Island on Thursday.
