The F-18 Super Hornet failed to catch the arresting wire upon landing, marking the second time a jet went over the side and into the Red Sea in eight days.
Flight deck crew members prepare to catapult an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) aircraft carrier in March 2024.
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FILE -- An F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet is seen aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) aircraft carrier in March 2024.

For the second time in eight days, a fighter jet was lost after falling over the side of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and into the Red Sea on Tuesday, two U.S. officials told NBC News.

There were only minor injuries after the two-seater, F-18 Super Hornet fell off the aircraft carrier as it was landing around 9:45 p.m. local time Tuesday (early afternoon East Coast time), the officials said.

The two aviators aboard ejected after the failed landing, in which the aircraft failed to catch the wire, known as a "failed arrestment," one of the officials said.

Just over a week ago, another fighter jet was lost from the USS Harry S. Truman.

A Super Hornet, along with the tow tractor that was pulling it, fell off the deck of the ship on April 28, the office of the Navy Chief of Information in Bahrain said in a statement.

Tuesday's incident is under investigation.

One official said that based on initial reporting, the failed arrestment happened when the tail hook failed to hook the wire that slows down the aircraft. The aircraft continued to accelerate toward the bow of the ship and went into the water, the official said.