This is awesome. I always wondered how we planned to get high-value assets out of the ocean after a crash. Apparently this is an entire career field in the Navy.

https://www.twz.com/sea/navy-salvage-ship-trying-to-fish-crashed-super-hornet-and-seahawk-out-of-south-china-sea

twz.com

Navy Salvage Ship Trying To Fish Crashed Super Hornet And Seahawk Out Of South China Sea

USNS Salvor is on the scene in the tense South China Sea to recover both aircraft that crashed on the same night while flying from the Nimitz.