The US Navy announced on Monday that one of its sailors sustained minor injuries when an F-18 fighter jet and its tug fell out from an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.
The Navy confirmed in a statement that all crew members are safe.
The aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman is participating in airstrikes targeting Huthi rebels in Yemen.
Earlier in February, The US Navy announced that it had relieved the commander of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman of his duty after it collided with a commercial ship in the Mediterranean Sea near the entrance to the Suez Canal in Egypt, CNN Arabic reported at the time.
Captain Dave Snowden, who has held the position since December 2023, was commanding the aircraft carrier when it collided with a ship near Port Said, Egypt on February 12.
The incident resulted in no deaths or injures. The collision damaged the outer walls of two storage rooms and caused damage to the carrier’s exterior.
The carrier had been operating in the Middle East for the past few months prior to sailing to Greece for emergency repairs to its starboard side.
