US Navy Fighter Jet Lost at Sea After Accident on USS Harry S. Truman

The Navy reported that the F/A-18E was being towed in the carrier’s hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the jet.

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets multirole fighters on board USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) aircraft carrier as it sails in the South China Sea on its way to Singapore on Oct. 16, 2019. Catherine Lai/AFP via Getty Images

An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 was lost overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) while the aircraft carrier was in the Red Sea on April 28, the U.S. Navy announced.

The accident also resulted in the loss of a tow tractor but all personnel were accounted for, with only one sailor sustaining a minor injury, according to the statement from the Navy.