A US F16 fighter jet crashed off Hokkaido, Japan\'s northernmost island, on Sunday. A vessel is on its way to rescue the pilot, who ejected from the craft, Japan\'s (NHK World) website reported. Japan\'s Self-Defense Ministry says the US fighter fell into the ocean near the Kurile Islands, 870 kilometers northeast of Japan\'s Hokkaido. The Maritime Self-Defense Force says it is dispatching a P3C aircraft to the area to help rescue the pilot.