This was the first known drone rescue at sea by the U.S. military, according to a spokesperson for U.S. Central Command.

Two crew members were ⁠missing ⁠and one injured on Wednesday ⁠after a suspected U.S. missile strike on a tanker off ​the coast of Oman, maritime officials said.

They were later rescued from the part of the Strait of Hormuz waters near Oman by an unmanned U.S. vessel called Saronic Corsair.