FILE: USS Ronald Reagan, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, leaves from its home port in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan
(Reuters)
An aircraft carrying 11 aboard crashed Wednesday in Pacific Ocean on the way to aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, the U.S. Navy said.
The Japan-based 7th Fleet says in a statement that the search and rescue operation has been launched from the carrier.
It says the ship was operating in the Philippine Sea when the crash occurred at 2:45 p.m. Japan time.
It says the names of the crew and passengers are being withheld pending next of kin notification.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
