U.S. Navy lost a $67 million fighter jet at sea after it fell off an aircraft carrier

The U.S. Navy has launched an investigation after it lost a $67 million dollar fighter jet at sea Monday while on operations in the Middle East.

The U.S. Navy has launched an investigation after it lost a $67 million fighter jet at sea Monday in the Middle East.

The F/A-18E Super Hornet, along with the tow tractor that was pulling it, fell off the deck of the U.S.S. Harry Truman and into the Red Sea, the office of the Navy Chief of Information in Bahrain said in a statement.

One sailor suffered a minor injury but all others were accounted for and unharmed, after the crew quickly moved out of the way of the aircraft.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet onboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea last year.Rylin Paul / U.S. Navy file“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 statement said

 “Sailors towing the aircraft took immediate action to move clear of the aircraft before it fell overboard. An investigation is underway,” it continued.