A fighter jet crashed into the San Diego harbor on Wednesday morning.
The two pilots on board an EA-18G Growler ejected before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard.
“We saw it take off and it landed over there in the water next to harbor police over there,” a harbor official said over the radio, as reported by the New York Post.
Another official was heard saying, “We’re at the site and we’re recovering two parachutes.”
According to the Naval Air Force and U.S. Pacific Fleet, the EA-18G Growler has the “most advanced technology in airborne Electronic Attack and stands as the Navy’s first line of defense in hostile environments.”
In October, an EA-18G Growler crashed east of Mount Rainer, killing both pilots.
The San Diego crash is one of several similar incidents in recent days.
Military officials identified Sgt. Jacob M. Durham, a 22-year-old U.S. Marine from Long Beach, California, as one of four people killed when a military-contracted plane crashed in a rice field in the southern Philippines.
Durham was aboard the aircraft, which was conducting a routine intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission at the request of the Philippine government, according to a statement from Camp Pendleton, California. Three defense contractors also lost their lives in the crash, which remains under investigation.
Last week, a Japan Airlines aircraft taxiing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport collided with a parked Delta Air Lines. The incident took place at approximately 10:17 a.m. local time when the wing of the Japan Airlines plane struck the tail of the Delta aircraft. No injuries were reported among passengers or crew members.
