Navy helicopter and fighter jet from USS Nimitz crash in South China Sea during routine operations. All five crew members successfully rescued and stable.

Two navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier crashed just 30 minutes apart into the South China sea over the weekend – but all five crew members from both craft were mercifully rescued without harm.

The Navy is investigating the fuel supply of aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as a possible cause for two U.S. aircraft crashes in the South China Sea, President Donald Trump told reporters during a press gaggle on Monday.

The Bremerton-based USS Nimitz lost contact with a Sea Hawk helicopter and Super Hornet in the South China Sea, the Navy confirmed.

Trump rules out foul play in Navy aircraft crashes, suggests bad fuel may have caused USS Nimitz helicopter and fighter jet incidents in South China Sea.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday in two separate incidents in the Pacific, USNI News has learned.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet has confirmed the safe rescue of all personnel after an MH-60R Sea Hawk and an F/A-18F Super Hornet from USS Nimitz both crashed

Two California-based naval aircraft crashed Sunday while conducting “routine operations” in the South China Sea, military officials said. A U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73 (HSM-73) of Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado,