All was calm above the clouds over the Arabian Sea, and Sam Rutherford’s small propeller plane was cruising at about 120 miles per hour. Courtesy of Sam Rutherford‘They couldn’t hear us’Now he was worrying the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Sam Rutherford, and Shannon in Scotland after crossing the Atlantic. Courtesy of Sam Rutherford“It was blindingly obvious that we were flying straight towards the aircraft carrier,” Rutherford said. “Sort of.”Asked for comment on Rutherford’s interactions the military aircraft, US Central Command said it had no information to provide at this time.

Source: CNN April 12, 2026 10:59 UTC