ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday announced that two crew members were rescued after a US military helicopter crashed near the coast of Oman a day earlier.

“At 7:33 p.m. ET on June 8, two crew members from a US Army AH-64 Apache were rescued by American forces after their helicopter went down near the coast of Oman while patrolling regional waters,” read the CENTCOM statement.

The statement noted that the cause of the crash is being investigated, but stressed that the crew was rescued “within approximately two hours and are in stable condition.”

Speaking to reporters late Monday, US President Donald Trump said that the pilots from the crashed helicopter were “fine” and that no one was injured in the incident.

The development comes as the US continues its naval blockade on Iranian ports in response to Iran’s closure of the key Strait of Hormuz.

CENTCOM on Monday announced disabling an unladen oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, “after the vessel violated the ongoing blockade against Iran by attempting to sail to an Iranian port.”

The incident brings the total number of vessels disabled by CENTCOM since the start of its blockade in mid-April to seven, in addition to redirecting 134 ships that complied with the Americans’ warnings, while permitting 42 vessels which were supporting humanitarian aid to pass.

Iran has maintained its restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz despite the US naval blockade, and has repeatedly stated that it has full control over the strategic waterway.

Tehran and Washington appear to be on the brink of an agreement to end their conflict which began in late February, with a brief re-ignition of hostilities between Iran and Israel on Sunday and Monday coming to a halt after Trump called on the two sides to allow a deal to be reached.