This article certainly doesn’t read like they suspect bad fuel anymore. It doesn’t seem like they have completely ruled out “nefarious actors” either. They definitely didn’t want an audience on these recovery missions like they usually do.

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https://www.twz.com/news-features/crashed-navy-super-hornet-and-seahawk-fished-out-of-south-china-sea

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