Russia's navy said Tuesday that a navy fighter jet sank in the North Atlantic after overshooting the deck of an aircraft carrier, although the pilot was able to eject safely. The Sukhoi 33 jet sank in around 1,100 metres (3,600 feet) of water on Monday after a restraining cable intended to stop the plane overshooting the deck of the Admiral Kuznetsov carrier snapped as it came in to land, a spokesman at navy headquarters in Moscow said.
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The pilot managed to eject from the plane however and "was fished out in five minutes," the spokesman told AFP.
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The spokesman denied Russian media reports that the plane would be destroyed in its resting place on the seabed in order to prevent secrets on its design and equipment falling into the wrong hands. "The plane was not armed and therefore does not represent a danger," the spokesman said.
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