The USS Harry S. Truman, operating in the Red Sea, has lost a fighter jet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, along with a tow tractor.
The United States Navy, in a statement on Monday, confirmed that all personnel have been accounted for, with one sailor sustaining a minor injury.
The jet, an F/A-18E Super Hornet, was being actively towed in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft.
The U.S. Navy noted that the sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear before the aircraft fell into the ocean.
An investigation has commenced to ascertain the cause of the incident aboard the flagship aircraft carrier, named after the 33rd President of the United States.
“The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and embarked air wing remain fully mission capable,”; the statement added.
The group comprises the Harry S. Truman, nine squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 1, the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), and three guided-missile destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 28.
