Su-33 crashes in the Mediterranean after arresting cable broke

The arresting gear aboard Russian Navy aircraft carrier Admiral Kunzetsov broke during the recovery of a Su-33 today.

Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The pilot was forced to eject and was recovered back aboard the ship.

It was reported earlier that another incident over the arresting gear had lead to the crash of a MiG-29KR.