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A US Navy aircraft carrier's hard evasive turn to avoid enemy missile fire caught crewmembers off guard and sent a $60 million F/A-18 Super Hornet rolling off the deck and into the Red Sea, an investigation into the fighter jet loss revealed. The fighter's brakes weren't functioning properly, investigators found, allowing the jet to slide across the deck when the carrier USS Harry S. Truman abruptly changed course during the late April action. Poor communication, bad brakes, and a slippery surface all contributed to the loss.
A ship has caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen after being struck by a projectile, the British military said, with one report suggesting its crew was preparing to abandon the vessel. The incident on Saturday comes as Yemen's Houthi rebels have maintained their military campaign of attacking ships through the Red Sea corridor in solidarity with Palestinians under fire in Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.
Officials at Israel's only Red Sea port warned the government that it was at risk of complete shutdown without financial assistance due to the impact of Houthi attacks. The Port of Eilat experienced a 90 percent drop in activity since the attacks began, which were in response to Israel's actions in Gaza. Houthi militants have promised to continue these attacks until Israel ceases its operations in Gaza.
