$70 million f18 jet rolls off aircraft carrier and sinks into the sea

[Demovictory9]

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-fighter-jet-rolls-off-aircraft-carrier-sinks/story?id=121245662

An F/A-18E fighter jet rolled off the side an aircraft carrier and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea, the Navy announced on Monday.

There was one enlisted crew member aboard the jet and a second enlisted crew member inside the tractor when the incident occurred.

Both personnel were able to jump out in time with only one person sustaining a minor injury, according to officials.

In the extraordinary mishap attributed to human error, the $70 million jet was being towed out of the hanger bay of the USS Harry S. Truman when the crew lost control.

"The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard," the Navy wrote in a statement.

[Aristus]

1. Man, that is going to be one big Statement of Charges.

I think the poor SM is going to have to moonlight to raise the cash.

[Grins]

17. Funny. And real!

We’d hear something similar in the Army and pretty quick it was, “Oh, damn! You sign for that? I didn’t. You sign for that…?”

I remember a brand new 2LT who took a main battle tank out to one of the firing ranges and never checked the oil. There wasn’t any! Engine seized, had to be replaced, and the Army hit him with a whopper Statement of Charges!

Later told the Army “promoted” him - for pay purposes - to General. The difference between a General’s pay and the 2LT’s went to the Army to pay for that engine.

[Baitball Blogger]

19. We'll only hear about it if the pilot is a member of a minority group.

[DFW]

2. They can be happy it happened under a Republican regime

Being Republicans, they just write it off under the "oops" column (non-existant under Democratic DoD).

[Demovictory9]

7. Whisky Pete will blame it on DEI

[EdmondDantes_]

10. Obviously, otherwise someone might think as the head he should take some responsibility

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

15. Trump will blame Biden.

Next question?

[Grins]

16. Dead on!!!

[Amishman]

11. unfortunately, in very large and active military, these things happen

With the number of flights (training and live) our pilots make in a year, even a well trained and capable group will have a major error periodically.

The F35 loss a few years back comes to mind.

[Ocelot II]

3. Oops.

[Prairie Gates]

4. ...

[Tim S]

5. If Trump didn't golf for a month, it would pay for that plane

[newdeal2]

12. He's sacrificed enough in his mind

He’ll cut another department that helps people instead.

[Swede]

6. Oops!

My bad!

[Shellback Squid]

8. The captain of the carrier might lose his command

[Irish_Dem]

9. Top brass doesn't like it when you lose an airplane.

Especially in non combat situations and due to human error.

[Skittles]

13. CALLING DOGE!

WASTE!!!

[taxi]

14. Understand that tradition is important.

And traditionally the outcome of the investigation will reveal a recently discharged sailor was at fault. For example, So-and-so gun decked the maintenance log on the braking system, and that's why this happened. Certainly there won't be anyone still on active duty that is to blame.

[Xolodno]

18. Someone is going to be peeling a lot of potatoes....LOL!

[Emile]

20. In the Mediterranean I saw a jet taking off on the USS Forrestal go into sea. I

was on the USS Albany cruiser and we were doing exercises off the northern coast of Africa. This happened in the early 70's. The jet fighter was taking off and dropped into the sea. A small destroyer rescued the pilot and the jet sank.

[Ars Longa]

21. This would not have happened on Biden's watch---

T-Rump & Kegseth are asleep at the switch