A US Navy helicopter and a fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea in two separate accidents on Sunday, the US Pacific Fleet announced today.
Initially, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, performing a "routine operation" from the aircraft carrier Nimitz, crashed into the South China Sea. The three people on board were rescued, according to the update.
About half an hour later, an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, also detached from the USS Nimitz, crashed in the same area. The two crew members managed to eject from the aircraft in time and were later rescued, the source said.
"All involved are safe and in stable condition," the US Pacific Fleet statement said, adding that the causes of the two accidents are under investigation.
The loss of a fighter jet and a helicopter in the South China Sea occurred while US President Donald Trump is on a tour of Asia, his first since returning to the White House.
Earlier this year, two F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters crashed from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea, eight days apart: one during the landing process and the other during a maneuver to move it onto the deck.
Source: protothema.gr
