An F/A-18E fighter jet rolled off the side an aircraft carrier and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea, the Navy announced on Monday.

There was one enlisted crew member aboard the jet and a second enlisted crew member inside the tractor when the incident occurred.

Both personnel were able to jump out in time with only one person sustaining a minor injury, according to officials.
PHOTO: An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the 'Gunslingers' of Strike Fighter Squadron 105 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (Ricardo Reyes/U.S. Navy, FILES)

In the extraordinary mishap, the $70 million jet was being towed out of the hanger bay of the USS Harry S. Truman when the crew lost control.

"The F/A-18E was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft and tow tractor were lost overboard," the Navy wrote in a statement.