Navy to Recover US Fighter Jet That Had ‘Landing Mishap’ in South China Sea, Injuring 7

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson participates in a group sail during the Rim of the Pacific exercise off the coast of Hawaii, on July 26, 2018. Petty Officer 1st Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/U.S. Navy via AP

The U.S. Navy said it has begun making preparations to salvage an F-35C warplane had a “landing mishap” in the South China Sea on Monday.

Seven sailors were injured after the fighter jet “had a landing mishap on deck while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was conducting routine flight operations,” a Jan. 24 statement from the Navy said.