Second US Navy Jet is Lost from USS Truman in Red Sea

By Staff, Agencies

A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet has been lost in the Red Sea from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, marking the second such incident in just over a week.

According to CNN, the latest jet was reportedly lost on Tuesday during a landing attempt on the Truman when the aircraft reportedly experienced an arrestment failure, forcing the pilot and weapons systems officer to eject. Both crew members were recovered by a rescue helicopter and sustained only minor injuries, sources told the outlet.

The jet plunged into the sea and has not been recovered. The incident is under investigation, and officials have not ruled out mechanical or procedural failure.

The crash comes just days after a separate F/A-18E Super Hornet was lost overboard on April 28 while the aircraft was being towed inside the Truman’s hangar bay. In that incident, the Navy said the aircraft and a tow vehicle rolled off the deck as the ship maneuvered to evade an incoming Yemeni strike. The Navy confirmed all personnel were accounted for at the time, with one sailor injured.

According to Yemeni, sources, the Yemeni targeting of the US aircraft carrier after Trump's announcement of an agreement with Sanaa to stop the airstrikes in exchange for stopping the targeting of American naval vessels, came because of the US president's haste in announcing it before the actual time for implementing the agreement.

The Yemeni missile force targeted the US aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, causing an F18 jet to crash shortly after US President Donald Trump announced reaching an agreement with Yemen, mediated by Oman, stipulating an end to American airstrikes in exchange for stopping attacks on US naval vessels.

"Sanaa is committed to the agreement mediated by Oman with Washington, which stipulates stopping the targeting of American naval vessels in the Red Sea in exchange for stopping American airstrikes on Yemen," the Yemeni sources stated.

The US military was ordered to stand down from offensive operations in Yemen. Yemeni leaders acknowledged the announcement but warned they would continue targeting "Israel" until its military operations in Gaza come to an end.

Senior Yemeni official Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi responded to the truce by saying it would be “evaluated on the ground”, calling it a “victory” that distances the US from "Israeli" interests. “It is a failure for Netanyahu, and he must resign,” Al-Houthi said in a statement.

The ceasefire announcement came after nearly two months of sustained US airstrikes in Yemen under Operation Rough Rider, launched by Trump on March 15. The campaign aimed to stop YAF operations on commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea.