The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, part of a carrier strike group in the region, mistakenly fired on the jet, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.

The U.S. military says two U.S. Navy pilots have been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident.

A U.S. Navy ship mistakenly shot down an American fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday, the U.S. military’s Central Command said, describing it as an apparent case of friendly fire.

Two US Navy pilots ejected safely after their fighter jet was shot down over the Red Sea on Saturday in an apparent friendly fire incident, US Central Command said in a statement.