Yeah, this is quite the coincidence. It's odd in two other ways. One is that there were two unrelated incidents. I mean, how many US aircraft crash into the South China Sea in a year on average? Surely just a handful, so to have two on the same day, reportedly unrelated, is statistically odd at least.

Then there's the fact that everyone survived, which is great of course, but it sounds like they were plucked out of the water quite quickly, and obviously had time to eject. Computer glitches?

The first crash involved a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, which “went down in the waters of the South China Sea while conducting routine operations from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz”, according to a statement from the US Navy’s Pacific Fleet.

All three crew members aboard the helicopter were recovered by search and rescue teams, the statement said.

A half-hour later, according to the Navy, a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea, also “while conducting routine operations” from the USS Nimitz.

The Navy’s statement said both crew members aboard ejected themselves from the vessel and were safely recovered.

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-navy-helicopter-jet-crash-into-sout...