For second time in 8 days, U.S. fighter jet assigned to USS Truman is misplaced in Crimson Sea
For the second time in simply over every week, an F/A-18E Tremendous Hornet fighter jet assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman has been misplaced within the Crimson Sea, a protection official confirmed to CBS Information. The 2 pilots aboard the plane sustained minor accidents within the ordeal.
The official mentioned in an announcement that the Tremendous Hornet was trying to land on the flight deck of the Truman Tuesday “when an arrestment failed, inflicting the plane to go overboard.”
An arrestment is the mechanism that features an arresting cable to catch a fighter jet and safely gradual it down because it lands.
“Each aviators safely ejected and had been rescued by a helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Fight Squadron (HSC) 11,” the official mentioned. “The aviators had been evaluated by medical personnel and assessed to have minor accidents. No flight deck personnel had been injured.”
On April 28, a Tremendous Hornet was being towed within the Truman hangar bay when crews misplaced management of the plane and it went overboard, together with the tow tractor. One sailor suffered minor accidents within the incident.
Two U.S. officers advised CBS Information that preliminary experiences instructed the jet could have fallen overboard after the service turned sharply whereas taking evasive motion in opposition to Yemen’s Houthi militants.
Sean Parnell, a spokesperson for the Pentagon, mentioned in assertion that the Tremendous Hornet that went into the Crimson Sea Tuesday “was not struck by the Houthis.”
The Truman Provider Strike Group has skilled a number of critical incidents because it deployed to the Center East in September 2024. In December, the USS Gettysburg mistakenly shot down an F/A-18 which had taken off from the Truman. The 2-person crew had been capable of safely eject.
In February, the Truman by accident collided with a service provider vessel close to the Suez Canal.
Additionally Tuesday, President Trump disclosed that the Iranian-backed Houthis had agreed to a deal that may see them halt their assaults on industrial and army vessels within the Crimson Sea. These assaults began within the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, assault on Israel.
