Navy officials did not disclose how the wreckage may be recovered. Last winter, after a Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk crashed into the bay, the helicopter was lifted from 15 feet of water and stabilized on a barge. It was then offloaded onto a pier at Naval Base Coronado. The operation took 10 hours.

Authorities say a U.S. Navy jet crashed off the coast of San Diego but the two crew members were able to eject and were rescued by a fishing boat.