Watch F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet crash in South China Sea
An F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet and MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crashed into the waters of the South China Sea in two separate incidents on Sunday.
All personnel involved are reported to be safe and in stable condition.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet — the Navy’s largest operational command — said in a post on X that around 2:54 p.m. local time, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Battle Cats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73 crashed in the South China Sea while conducting routine operations from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
Roughly 30 minutes after the helicopter incident, an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Nimitz, assigned to the "Fighting Redcocks" of Strike Fighter Squadron 22, also went down in the South China Sea during flight operations.
