An F/A-18 fighter jet fell off the USS Harry S Truman while the carrier was making evasive maneuvers to avoid Houthi rebel fire in the Red Sea. The aircraft was being towed in the hangar when the crew lost control, leading it to roll off the ship into the water. While the ship is engaged in combat operations against Houthi militants, an investigation is underway to determine the exact circumstances of the incident. This marks the second loss of an F/A-18 from the carrier in six months.
US sailors had to leap for their lives when a fighter jet fell off a navy aircraft carrier that was reportedly making evasive maneuvers to avoid Houthi militant fire in the Red Sea on Monday.
An official account of the ship's movements was awaited on Tuesday as an investigation was being carried out.
It is one of two US aircraft carriers operating in the area, where US forces have been striking the Houthis on a near daily basis.
The incident was the second F/A-18 operating off the Truman to be lost in six months.
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