together to transport the injured from a remote island to hospital in the northern city of darwin, the military said 23 u.s. marines were flying in an mv 22 b osprey when it crashed. many were injured. five severely. we ll get to the latest now from sidney. angus what more are you learning. reporter: to give you a sense how remote the region is where this tragic incident occurred sunday morning, millville island is 80 kilometers off the coast of australia. plane crashed in a hill shied in dense vegetation in a very sparsely populated area. that made the rescue and recovery mission the more difficult.