Assuming the USA pilot made his way to the water, one has to look to the currents as where he may have floated. The longer he is victim to the currents, the more of a chance he can even be carried into the Mediterranean Sea.

Depths are given in meters. (click here) CTD and biogeochemical sampling transects are marked by lines, while the mooring positions are marked by open circles. 

With poor visibility, please don't run him over. Think small rescue boats.

AP/ January 29, 2013, 6:39 AM

U.S. and Italian aircraft (click here) on Monday searched the Adriatic Sea after losing contact with a U.S. fighter jet believed to have crashed during a training mission off the coast of Italy.

The headquarters of the 31st Fighter Wing, at Aviano Air Base in Italy, said in a statement that the F-16 fighter had one pilot aboard when contact was lost Monday evening.

There was no early word on the fate of the plane or the pilot....