U.S. Navy crew ejects safely after fighter jet shot down over Red Sea by likely "friendly fire," officials say

A U.S. Navy crew was shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the U.S. military said Sunday. The two-person crew — a pilot and a weapons officer — were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries in the incident.

The incident came as the U.S. military conducted airstrikes targeting Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, though the U.S. military's Central Command did not elaborate on what their mission was at the time.

"The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly fired on and hit the F/A-18, which was flying off the USS Harry S. Truman," Central Command said in a statement.