The jet’s two crew members safely ejected before the crash and were quickly recovered by a fishing boat. “Our top priority is a careful and thorough recovery that safeguards the well-being of all involved — residents, service members, and our valued partners,” Vice Adm. John Wade, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, said in a statement.

As the jet impacted the surface, a massive plume of smoke and water shot into the air before disappearing off the shore near Shelter Island, a neighborhood located across the bay from Naval Air Station North Island.

The plunge Wednesday of an uncontrolled E/A-18G Growler into the San Diego Bay channel between Coronado and Shelter Island ended a 71-year span of no water mishaps since flights from surrounding fields began 114 years ago at North Island.

The process of recovering a fighter jet that crashed into San Diego Bay this week after its two-member crew safely ejected during an apparent mechanical emergency could take as long as two weeks, the Navy advised Friday.

An ABC 10News crew was at the scene reporting on another story when they saw what appeared to be a military aircraft crash into the water.

The E/A-18G Growler went down near Shelter Island February 12, with both pilots ejecting safely before impact.

A military fighter jet with two service members on board crashed into the San Diego Bay near Shelter Island Wednesday, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue. Rescue crews responded around 10:15 a.m. to reports that a military plane with two service members on ...

A military jet crashed into Bay near Shelter Island on Wednesday, but the two crew members aboard were rescued, authorities said.

An expert pilot who analyzed fighter jets for the Pentagon was stumped on what could have led a Navy plane to crash into San Diego Bay Wednesday.

Military crews worked Thursday to recover a fighter jet that crashed into San Diego Bay and sank this week after its two-person crew safely ejected during an apparent mechanical emergency. The EA-18G Growler went down near Shelter Island about 10:15 a.m ...

San Diego officials are cracking down on an illegal float party held each July on Mission Bay, sending the organizers a $54,000 invoice to cover lifeguard rescues and crowd control by police and

A US military fighter jet crashed into the San Diego Harbor – but both pilots reportedly ejected to safety. The jet – an EA-18G Growler electric jet – smashed into the water around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, The War Zone reported.