The U.S. Navy announced Monday that it recovered an F/A-18E Super Hornet jet from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea after it was blown overboard from the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier in sudden heavy weather on July 8.
A task force recovered the aircraft from a depth of around 9,500 feet using a CURV-21 remotely operated vehicle which attached specialized rigging and lift lines to the aircraft.
The CURV-21 raised the Super Hornet to the surface and hoist it aboard MPV Everest, an offshore supply ship operating as a contractor, on Aug. 3. The CURV 21 is 6,400-pound designed for the Navy’s deep-water salvage operations and can be used at up to 20,000 feet….