For second time in 8 days, fighter jet assigned to USS Truman is lost in Red Sea

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For the second time in just over a week, an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman has been lost in the Red Sea, a defense official confirmed to CBS News. The two pilots aboard the aircraft sustained minor injuries in the ordeal.

The official said in a statement that the Super Hornet was attempting to land on the flight deck of the Truman Tuesday "when an arrestment failed, causing the aircraft to go overboard."

An arrestment is the mechanism that includes an arresting cable to catch a fighter jet and safely slow it down as it lands.

"Both aviators safely ejected and were rescued by a helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11," the official said. "The aviators were evaluated by medical personnel and assessed to have minor injuries. No flight deck personnel were injured."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/for-second-time-in-8-days-fighter-jet-assigned-to-uss-truman-is-lost-in-red-sea/ar-AA1Ei8tw

[Shellback Squid]

1. it happened on my carrier too, F14 went overboard when the arresting gear was dialed in too little

not common though, both pilots were ok but it's a very low ejection