I have never believed in the “being sucked under and into the props” theory. I have also never seen an example of it happening, or a reputable story about it happening.
I have read stories of people and airplanes off carriers being suck under the ship.
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“He added that he then used his ejector seat, and good luck meant that he ended up above the ship. “A second later I could see the flight deck of the ship starting to appear beneath me,” he said.
Hux added that he was able to land back on the deck, just a few feet away from the edge. If he had landed in the water he could have been pulled underneath the 65,000-ton warship, the BBC reported.
https://www.businessinsider.com/f35-fighter-pilot-describes-ejecting-before-jet-fell-sea-2023-2
Google: person sucked under boat hits propeller
too many gory stories.