October 27, 2025
Two US Navy jets crash in South China Sea, all crew rescued safely
Incidents occurred during routine operations from the USS Nimitz amid President Trump’s visit to Asia Two separate crashes involving US Navy aircraft occurred over the South China Sea on Sunday, officials confirmed, adding that all personnel were rescued and no lives were lost. In the first incident, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter operated from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz went down during a routine mission. South China Sea – On October 26, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m. local time, a US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Battle Cats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 crashed into





