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The U.S. Pacific Fleet has revealed that two U.S. Navy aircrafts have gone down in the South China Sea.
The incidents occurred just 30 minutes apart from each other.
According to the Pacific Fleet, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter went down in the South China Sea at around 2:45 p.m., and just 30 minutes later, a 60m F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter also crashed.
All five crew members involved in the incident were safely rescued, and there have been no reported fatalities.
President Trump on Sunday was asked about the back-to-back crashes and described the accidents as “very unusual.”
from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Search and rescue assets assigned to Carrier Strike Group 11 safely recovered all three crew members.
Following the incident, separately, at 3:15 p.m., an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter assigned to the “Fighting Redcocks”
— U.S. Pacific Fleet (@USPacificFleet) October 26, 2025
All personnel involved are safe and in stable condition.
The cause of both incidents is currently under investigation.
— U.S. Pacific Fleet (@USPacificFleet) October 26, 2025
Per The Independent:
Two U.S. Navy aircraft have gone down in the South China Sea in separate incidents within 30 minutes of each other, according to the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
President Donald Trump described the back-to-back crashes as “very unusual” and suggested a possible fuel issue while speaking to reporters on board Air Force One Monday, during his flight from Malaysia to Japan. “They think it might be bad fuel. We’re gonna find out. Nothing to hide, sir,” Trump said in response to a reporter’s question.
The two aircraft were conducting routine operations over disputed waters, which China claims to own. Five crew members were involved, all of whom have been safely rescued. Both aircraft were deployed from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz.
The U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter went down in the waters of the South China Sea at around 2:45 p.m. local time Sunday. All three crew members were recovered safely.
Just 30 minutes later, at 3:15 p.m., a $60m F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet also crashed while conducting routine operations from the USS Nimitz. Two crew members ejected from the plane and were later recovered.
The USS Nimitz where both of the aircrafts were deployed from is one of the largest warships in the world.
It is also one of the oldest American aircraft carriers in active service and is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2026.
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