US aircraft carrier enters the South China Sea.

The US aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) entered the South China Sea via the Luzon Strait on November 17, shortly after the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group left the area that same day.

The US aircraft carrier USS George Washington. (Source: US Navy)

According to USNI News , as of November 21, the USS George Washington carrier strike group was operating near the site where two US Navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) that crashed last month in the South China Sea were recovered.

Currently, the US Navy is attempting to recover two aircraft – an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet and an MH-60 helicopter – that crashed within 30 minutes of each other while operating from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a routine mission in late October.

There is no official cause for the crashes yet, but US President Donald Trump told reporters shortly afterward that contaminated fuel may have been the cause. All crew members were rescued.

Commander Matthew Comer, spokesman for the 7th Fleet in Japan, said: "USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52), a Safeguard-class salvage vessel operated by the Naval Transport Command, is on the scene to assist in the salvage operation."

Meanwhile, the USS Nimitz has left the South China Sea after a two-day trilateral exercise near Scarborough Shoal with warships from Japan and the Philippines.

This action drew protests from Beijing, which dispatched fighter jets, while the Philippines reported the presence of two Chinese naval vessels and three coast guard ships near the area.

The USS Nimitz is en route back home after a lengthy deployment, now 240 days into its stay.

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