One of US fighter jet crashes into the North Korean Sea, with no life threatening injury to the pilot

Sad, as a US fighter jet crashes into the North Korean sea. The crashed jet prior to the crash, had participated in a show of military might against North Korea.

The crash of the F-18 came while the pilot was trying to land on an aircraft carrier in the Celebres Sea, close to the Philipines. Though the sole pilot of the jet was rescued from the tragedy, with no life threatening injury.

According to a US military spokesman: "A pilot safely ejected and was quickly recovered by a helicopter assigned to HSC-4 aboard USS Carl Vinson while conducting routine flight operations during a transit in the Celebes Sea.

"The incident occurred as the F/A-18E assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 was on final approach to USS Carl Vinson. The incident is currently under investigation.

"The pilot is being assessed by the medical team on board USS Carl Vinson and there are no apparent injuries at this time."

The tragedy happened at a time of intense tension between the US and North Korea, as the world fear the possible outbreak of war between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.

Therefore, the US president had in an announcement stated that armada has been sent to the Japanese Sea, as well as the downed jet against the solitary state.

The place of the crash is said to be several thousand further south in the Sea of Celebes, near the Phillipines.

Mr Trump had announced the armada was "steaming towards" the Sea of Japan. However, several days after the declaration the group was photographed still thousands of miles away.