Two pilots were taken to the hospital after a military plane they were flying crashed into the water near Shelter Island in San Diego.

A military aircraft has crashed into the San Diego Bay near Shelter Island, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue.

A U.S. Navy jet crashed Wednesday morning off the coast of San Diego and the two crewmembers were rescued, authorities said. The two occupants of the E/A-18G Growler were first picked up by a fishing vessel called Premiere,

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.

Two crew members ejected from a U.S. Navy jet before it crashed Wednesday off the San Diego coast and were quickly rescued by a sportfishing boat, authorities said. The jet and crewmembers are based in Whidbey Island,

A fighter jet crashed into the San Diego Harbor on Wednesday, with the two pilots on board ejecting before being rescued by the Coast Guard, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue. The Coast Guard said the pilots were rescued by a fishing vessel after being in the water for about a minute.