{"id":293627,"date":"2025-04-29T23:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T23:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/u-s-navy-jet-sinks-into-red-sea-after-falling-off-aircraft-carrier\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T23:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T23:08:09","slug":"u-s-navy-jet-sinks-into-red-sea-after-falling-off-aircraft-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/u-s-navy-jet-sinks-into-red-sea-after-falling-off-aircraft-carrier\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Navy Jet Sinks Into Red Sea After Falling Off Aircraft Carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A United States Navy fighter jet and a tow tractor fell off an aircraft carrier and sank in the Red Sea on Monday after the crew lost control of the plane, the Navy said.<\/p>\n

One sailor sustained minor injuries, the Navy said, adding that it would investigate the incident on the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, which is operating in the Red Sea and helping to launch attacks against Houthi militias in Yemen. The F\/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet, which cost about $67 million, according to the Navy<\/a>, was being towed in the hangar bay when crew members lost control.<\/p>\n

The aircraft carrier was turning hard to better position itself against the threat of Houthi missiles and drones when the jet fell into the water, according to three Defense Department officials with knowledge of the incident. The maneuver was believed to be a contributing factor to the loss of the plane, but not necessarily the only reason it went overboard, the officials said.<\/p>\n

A Houthi spokesman, Yahya Saree, said in a statement on Monday that the group had launched missiles and drones at the Truman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n