On 14 September 1976, while conducting a nighttime underway replenishment north of Scotland, the destroyer lost control and collided with "John F. Kennedy", resulting in such severe damage to the destroyer that she was removed from service in 1977. Earlier the same day, one F-14 Tomcat, following a problem with the catapult, fell off of the flight deck of "John F. Kennedy", with AIM-54 Phoenix missiles in international waters, off the coast Scotland. Both crew members ejected and landed on the deck, injured but alive. A naval race (surface and submarine) followed between the Soviet Navy and US Navy to get back not only the plane (because of its weapon system), but also its missiles. After a prolonged search, the US Navy fished up the plane and its missiles.