What was the cause of the accident when the carrier-based fighter plane of the US maritime carrier was blown into the sea by strong wind?

This is really "heavy" news It's really heavy A carrier-based fighter of an American aircraft carrier was blown into the sea by strong winds and is said to have been salvaged.

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According to the press release of the US Navy's Europe-Africa Command, the Navy salvaged an F/A- 18 Super Hornet fighter at a depth of 9,500 feet (about 2.89 kilometers) in the Mediterranean Sea on August 3. The US Navy said that the accident was a natural disaster, which was caused by bad weather. The fighter plane was blown into the sea from the "Truman" aircraft carrier by strong winds on July 8.

A U.S navy team salvaged a military jet at a depth of 9,500 feet in the Mediterranean Sea on August 3, which was blown overseas in "unexpected bad weather" in July, according to a press release of the U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa.

Some experts have analyzed that the Mediterranean is basically calm this season. If there is a strong wind, the aircraft carrier will definitely stop supplying and deploy against the wind. At this time, the carrier aircraft either entered the hangar or was tied up. Will not be easily blown into the sea.

It can be inferred from various news reports that the accident is likely to be a man-made disaster.

According to the news at that time, it mentioned strong winds and heavy rain, and the weather conditions were relatively bad. However, the "Truman" aircraft carrier was being replenished at sea, and the weather should not be too bad. Moreover, in the process of replenishment, the aircraft carrier must be high-speed maneuvering, and basically will not adjust the aircraft. The high probability is that the carrier aircraft is not tied up and then blown into the sea.

Overseas Network July 1 1 According to the Washington Times and other media reports in July 10, the US military said that due to the bad weather in the Mediterranean, an F/A- 18 super hornet jet was blown off the deck of the aircraft carrier "Harry Truman" and fell into the water, causing injuries.

The Sixth Fleet of the United States said that the accident happened on the 8th, when there was strong wind and heavy rain, and the aircraft carrier "Harry Truman" was at sea for replenishment. The U.S. Sixth Fleet also confirmed that a sailor was slightly injured "while performing a task in unexpected bad weather".

It is reported that the "Truman" aircraft carrier went to sea for training in July 20021year, and entered the actual deployment in June 438+02. According to the usual practice, once the US aircraft carrier is deployed for half a year, it will return to Hong Kong for modification, and the sailors will have a holiday. But this time because of the Russian-Ukrainian war, "Truman" has been working for a year, and it has been deployed in actual combat for eight months. It is likely that morale is low and work is negligent.

American aircraft carrier Truman

There is also reference news that the three headquarters of the US Navy are seriously in arrears with the salaries of its naval forces.

Reference News Network July 17 Report According to the US "Stars and Stripes" report, the three major headquarters of the US Navy have seriously defaulted on the salaries of their sailors.

The US Navy issued a statement on 15 local time, saying that the leaders of the three headquarters of the US Navy (including the US Naval Command in Europe and Africa, the US Pacific Fleet Command and the US Fleet Command) have received orders to solve the salary problem that plagues sailors as soon as possible. Prior to this, sailors' housing allowance, special allowance, resignation and pension, and relocation travel allowance were all in arrears.

When it comes to the basic salary of the US Navy, it is actually not high. The basic salary of a major is $50,000 a year, and that of a frontline sergeant is $30,000 a year. However, there are many subsidies and allowances for going to sea and training, and these incomes are tax-free, which can be said to be the main income of officers and men. Subsidies and allowances must have a great influence on morale.

Under normal circumstances, carrier aircraft will definitely be bundled, such as F/A- 18 Hornet fighter, and it is no exception. The US Navy has rich experience. Aside from the accident of transshipment aircraft, the first possibility is that sailors improperly maintain the equipment, resulting in equipment damage; The second possibility is that the plane was not fixed according to the specifications, which caused the plane to be blown into the sea.

Storms and floods are inevitable, and the US military, accustomed to indiscriminate bombing everywhere, has no sense of "combat readiness". A few years ago, due to lack of training, two Burke-class destroyers collided. It seems that such low-level mistakes in the United States are becoming more and more frequent.