Multiple Aviation Incidents Reported Globally

A Boeing 747 cargo plane operated by ACT Airlines and leased by Emirates crashed into the sea after veering off a runway at Hong Kong International Airport, killing two workers in a patrol car. The plane's four crew members were unhurt. Salvage crews recovered the main wreckage from the waters on Sunday, and investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash with the help of the US National Transportation Safety Board, Turkey's Transport Safety Investigation Center, and Boeing experts. The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were retrieved on Friday and sent to a laboratory for examination. The investigation is ongoing, with a preliminary report expected within a month.

A search operation is underway in the Mediterranean Sea for a crew member who went overboard from the Viking Star cruise ship on Monday morning. The incident occurred during an eight-day cruise that began in Athens, Greece, and was headed to Palermo, Sicily. The ship immediately activated its emergency response and began searching in coordination with the Italian Coast Guard. Details about the missing crew member and the circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear. The Viking Star can carry up to 930 passengers and about 500 crew members. The cruise was scheduled to continue to Naples and finally Civitavecchia, a coastal city near Rome, after stopping in Sicily.

Two U.S. Navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz, a Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet, crashed during separate 'routine operations' over the South China Sea on Sunday. All five crew members were rescued and are in stable condition. The incidents are under investigation, with the Navy not releasing details on weather conditions or possible mechanical issues. The crashes occurred as the USS Nimitz undertakes its final deployment in the Indo-Pacific region, amid rising tensions between the U.S. and China.