A US F-18 fighter jet was on Tuesday lost in the Red Sea after tipping off the flight deck of the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier, in the second such incident in about a week.
According to Reuters, two US officials made this disclosure on the condition of anonymity.
The officials said the fighter jet failed to come to a proper halt after landing on the carrier.
One of the officials said that both members of the crew ejected before the jet plunged into the water and were recovered by a rescue helicopter.
The Navy did not have an immediate response at the time of filing this report.
Another of the officials said medical evaluations showed that the aviators had minor injuries and that no flight deck personnel were injured.
The incident was first reported by CNN.
Recall that last week, a fighter jet fell overboard from the Truman, which has been aiding US strikes against Yemen’s Houthi fighters.
DAILY POST reports that US fighter aircraft costs $60 million or more, and such incidents are rare.
