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Flubs and Flops in the Red Sea: The USS Harry S. Truman's Troublesome Deployment
It seems the sails of the United States Navy's USS Harry S. Truman are reeking of trouble, as the vessel has seen the loss of multiple F/A-18 fighter jets in the Red Sea.
In a turn of unfortunate events, an F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed into the Red Sea during an attempted landing. According to Fox News, the mishap occurred due to a failure of the arrestment system — the cable system that fighter jets catch on the aircraft carrier deck to slow down and come to a halt upon landing. In this incident, both pilots managed to eject from the advanced-fighter jet before it went under.
Adding insult to injury, another F-18 fighter jet met a similar fate on board the USS Harry Truman.
The loss of these state-of-the-art jets, each valued at around $70 million, amounts to a staggering loss of over $140 million in merely a week's time.
Let's be honest, folks. Losing two high-tech fighters for non-combat reasons in the span of just a few days, right smack dab in a war zone, isn't exactly a sight for sore eyes. The Pentagon is bound to be far from amused by this string of incidents.
Since late April, the USS Harry S. Truman has, unfortunately, lost three F/A-18 fighter jets during its deployment. It's high time the Navy figured out how to put a stop to these incidents before we see any more planes go down in the Red Sea.
Enrichment Data:The USS Harry S. Truman has experienced multiple incidents leading to the loss of F/A-18 fighter jets:
- Mechanical Failure During Landing: The failure of the arresting wire system led to one aircraft overrunning the landing area, causing it to drop into the sea ahead of the ship.
- Towing Accident: One incident involved the loss of an F/A-18E Super Hornet during towing, which slipped off the hangar deck and fell into the Red Sea.
- Previous Incident: Earlier in the deployment, another F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed into the Red Sea. All three incidents resulted in the ejection of both crew members and sustenance of minor injuries. An investigation is ongoing.
- The USS Harry S. Truman's recent troubles in the Red Sea did not end with just fighter jet losses, as a cruise missile allegedly crashed during a sports training exercise.
- In a bid to boost morale among the crew, a happy hour was organized, but it was abruptly cut short when the noise of a crashed cruise missile echoed across the vessel.
- In an attempt to divert their attention from the string of losses, the crew was invited to watch a movie on the ship's main deck, but the excitement was short-lived when a cruise missile, scheduled for a nighttime demonstration, inexplicably malfunctioned and crashed.
