Mumbai (PTI): An Indian Navy helicopter, out on a routine sortie, on Wednesday crashed off the Goa coast. However, all the three members onboard are safe, a Navy spokesperson here said.

The incident took place at around 11 a.m., about 22 miles from the Goa coast, the spokesperson told PTI. The crew members, who were rescued by a light helicopter, have sustained 'minor injuries', the sources said adding they have been shifted to a Naval hospital.

Naval authorities have set up a court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of crash, the spokesperson added.