| Porthole 12 Aug 22

THE United States Navy has recovered a fighter jet from the bottom of the ocean, after it was blown off an aircraft carrier.

The jet was recovered from a depth of almost three kilometres down in the Mediterranean Sea, after it was blown off USS Harry S. Truman during “unexpected heavy weather” last month.

The F/A-18F Super Hornet costs almost USD$100 million and weighs 14,500 kilograms.

The aircraft was recovered using a remotely operated vehicle to attach “specialised rigging and lift lines” to the jet while it was underwater.

No one was aboard the jet during the gigantic oops, but one sailor suffered minor injuries, the Navy said.

It is unclear whether the aircraft is still in working order.