Did a forum search for this incident and nothing came up.
I'm sure there is more to the story than what this article presented, but talk about luck and timing...
2013 F/A-18 crash: Out of fuel, out of time and one chance to land
https://www.stripes.com/news/navy/2013-f-a-18-crash-out-of-fuel-out-of-time-and-one-chance-to-land-1.277698