The reason for the loss of the American fighter jet was an attack by the Houthis

The CNN TV channel confirms that the reason for the loss of the American F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet in the Red Sea was an attack by the Houthis.

Earlier, the media wrote that the plane fell overboard from the aircraft carrier Harry Truman during towing.

The publication reports that the ship made a sharp maneuver to avoid drone and missile attacks by Yemeni rebels.

Such emergency action may have contributed to the loss of the fighter jet.

The plane, worth more than $60 million, sank. One seaman suffered minor injuries.

This is not the first time the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman has been attacked by the Houthis, against whom the U.S. has recently stepped up airstrikes.