A US Navy F/A-18 fighter jet went overboard during rough maneuvers in the Red Sea. The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier was avoiding a Houthi drone attack when it sharply turned, causing the jet to roll off the deck. The incident happened on Monday. The pilot was not on board; the jet was being towed. One crew member was hurt, but no one was killed.
The US Navy says the jet, worth about $60 million, sank in the sea. The Truman is part of a task force fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen. The rebels claimed they hit the ship with drones and missiles.
The Navy is looking into what happened. They’re checking if the ship’s movements caused the accident. The Truman’s aircrew can still fly missions despite losing the jet.
The Houthis say they’ve been attacking ships linked to the US and UK. They claim the Truman was one of their targets.
CNN reports
The source of this information is CNN, which covered the incident.