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Two US Navy aircraft — a fighter jet and a helicopter — crashed into the South China Sea within just 30 minutes of each other during the USS Nimitz’s final deployment. Thankfully, all five crew members survived. While investigations are ongoing, former President Trump blamed "bad fuel" and ruled out foul play. With a string of similar incidents involving the USS Harry S Truman, is the Navy facing a deeper crisis?

Watch the full story to find out what went wrong and what it could mean for the future of US naval operations.
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00:00Two U.S. Navy aircraft crashed into the South China Sea within just 30 minutes of each other and no one saw it coming.
00:07The incidents happened aboard the USS Nimitz, one of the Navy's most iconic aircraft carriers now on its final voyage before retirement.
00:15First, an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter went down. Then, just half an hour later, an F-A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet also crashed.
00:24Miraculously, all five crew members survived.
00:27Three were rescued from the helicopter, and two safely ejected from the jet.
00:31The Navy is still investigating what went wrong.
00:34But President Trump suggested something surprising—bad fuel.
00:38He ruled out foul play and said there was nothing to hide.
00:41The USS Nimitz was returning home after a long deployment in the Middle East.
00:46Its mission? To counter healthy rebel attacks on commercial ships.
00:50But this isn't the first scare.
00:52Another U.S. carrier, the USS Harry S. Truman, saw three major aircraft accidents in just six months.
00:59While no lives were lost, the rising number of incidents is raising serious questions.
01:04Is this just coincidence, or a deeper problem waiting to surface?
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01:12disappeared.
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