A US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea fight just lost another $60 million Super Hornet. This one fell off the ship.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman earlier this month.US Navy photoA US Navy aircraft carrier deployed to the Red Sea lost a $60 million fighter jet on Monday.The aircraft fell overboard after a move crew "lost control" of the jet, the Navy said.It's the second time that the USS Harry S. Truman strike group has lost an F/A-18 Super Hornet.An F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet fell off the USS Harry S. Truman on Monday while the aircraft carrier was operating in the Red Sea, leaving a sailor hurt, the US Navy said.The F/A-18E, which is estimated to cost roughly $60 million, was actively under tow in Truman's hangar bay — an area underneath the flight deck where aircraft receive maintenance — when the move crew "lost control" of the fighter aircraft. The plane then fell overboard alongside the tow tractor."Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard," the Navy said, adding in a statement that one sailor received minor injuries and an investigation is underway."The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and embarked air wing remain fully mission capable," the Navy said.Sailors transport fighter jets from the hangar bay to the flight deck with an elevator.US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin TangThe Truman is one of two US Navy aircraft carriers that are launching aircraft for daily strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. The US military began an intense bombing campaign against the rebels on March 15 and has struck hundreds of targets in the weeks since.Earlier on Monday, the Houthis said they launched missiles and drones at the Truman and the warships in its strike group, claiming that the attack forced the carrier to turn around. Business Insider could not immediately verify these details.A defense official told BI that "very few details can be provided currently as the incident is under investigation," adding that the crew is safe and accounted for.The loss of a Super Hornet this week marks the second time during its involvement in the Red Sea conflict that the Truman strike group has lost one of the air wing's F/A-18.In late December, the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg accidentally shot a Super Hornet down in what the military described as "an apparent case of friendly fire."Read the original article on Business Insider

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