Trump says no foul play in Navy aircraft crashes in South China Sea

President Donald Trump says the US doesn’t suspect foul play in two separate crashes of US Navy jets within the South China Sea this weekend.

Trump made the assertion whereas talking to reporters aboard Air Drive One, saying he anticipated to get solutions concerning the crashes quickly. One risk given to him was that the planes have been out of gas, the president mentioned.

“Have you ever been briefed on the incident, on the Nimitz, each a fighter jet and a helicopter?” a reporter requested.

“I’ve heard about it, sure,” Trump replied.

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US President Donald Trump adjusts his jacket after stepping off Air Drive One upon arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on October 27, 2025. (Picture by PHILIP FONG/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

‘Have you learnt what occurred there? What was that?’ the reporter requested.

“They will let me know quickly. I feel they need to have the ability to discover out. It might be unhealthy gas. I imply, it is doable it might be unhealthy gas. Very uncommon for that to occur,” Trump mentioned.

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“You do not suppose it was malicious or one thing?” pressed the reporter.

“No, I do not,” Trump replied. “They suppose it could be unhealthy gas.”

The U.S. plane service USS Nimitz approaches a naval base in Busan, South Korea, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (Yonhap/Reuters)

Two US Navy plane of USS Nimitz – a Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18 Tremendous Hornet fighter jet – crashed over the South China Sea throughout separate “routine operations” on Sunday. All 5 crew members aboard the 2 vessels have been rescued and are in secure situation, in response to the Navy.

The US Pacific Fleet – the Navy’s largest operational command – mentioned in a put up on (CVN 68).

Search and rescue groups from Service Strike Group 11working alongside the Nimitz, shortly launched restoration efforts and safely recovered all three helicopter crew members from the water.

An F/A-18E Tremendous Hornet fighter jet is catapulted from the flight deck of the plane service USS Dwight D. Eisenhower into the Purple Sea on February 13. (Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed)

About half-hour after the helicopter incident, a F/A-18F Tremendous Hornet of the Nimitz, assigned to the “Combating Redcocks” of Strike Fighter Squadron 22, additionally went down within the South China Sea throughout flight operations.

Search and rescue groups once more responded shortly and recovered the plane’s two crew members, who efficiently ejected earlier than the plane hit the water. Each pilots have been transported again to the Nimitz and are reported to be in secure situation.

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USS Nimitz has been in service with the U.S. Navy for 50 years and at the moment’s tour shall be his final earlier than he retires.

Fox Information’ Greg Wehner contributed to this report.