Two Navy fighter jets collided midair during Idaho's Gunfighter Skies Air Show, forcing cancellation of the event's second day. All four aircrew ejected safely and are under medical evaluation.
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On Tuesday, a Japan Airlines passenger plane burst into flames as it landed at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, with all 400 passengers and crew safely evacuated. The incident is believed to have involved a collision with a coast guard aircraft, and Japan's Coast Guard is investigating the possibility. Japan Airlines is cooperating with the investigation and is working to ensure the safety of its passengers and crew.
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS McFaul intervened to prevent Iranian warships from seizing two oil tankers in international waters near Oman on Wednesday. The Iranian navy attempted to get the tankers to stop, but the Navy's presence caused them to change course and leave. Both tankers continued their voyages without casualties or major damage.
The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a Marine Board of Investigation into the implosion of the Titan submersible, which resulted in the loss of five lives onboard. The investigation will look into the cause of the implosion and any potential misconduct, and can make recommendations to pursue civil or criminal sanctions. The Titan submersible was attempting a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic when it experienced a catastrophic failure, and the Coast Guard declared a major marine casualty.
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a missing Canadian research submersible that disappeared while exploring the wreck of the Titanic, with five people onboard including British billionaire Hamish Harding. The Coast Guard has deployed multiple vessels and aircraft to search for the submersible and is asking anyone with information to contact them.
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for survivors after a charter boat sank off the coast of Alaska on Sunday, leaving one person dead and four others missing. Search crews found one person dead Sunday night before locating the boat, which was partially submerged off Low Island. The Coast Guard is now investigating the cause of the incident and asking anyone with information to contact them.
The Clark County coroner's office has identified human remains found at Lake Mead in Nevada last summer as those of Claude Russell Pensinger, a 52-year-old man who went missing in 1998. His brother identified him as a Navy and Coast Guard veteran, and the remains were found on three different dates. The cause of death is still unknown, but the coroner's office said it is not suspicious.
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for three American sailors who went missing while sailing off the coast of Mexico earlier this month. The Coast Guard has asked anyone with information to contact them, and the families of the missing sailors have set up a GoFundMe page to help with the search. Cmdr. Christopher Higgins expressed his sympathies to the families and friends of the missing sailors, noting that no evidence of their whereabouts or what might have happened was found.