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A Boeing 737-800 aircraft has come down in a lagoon off Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia. A passenger aircraft has come down in a lagoon off Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia after it overshot the runway, say airport officials.
Images shared on social media showed the plane Air Niugini plane, from Papua New Guinea, sitting in shallow water just off the coast. Images circulating online showed the Air Niugini plane, from Papua New Guinea, sitting in shallow water just off the coast.
Passengers can be seen being picked up in small boats. None of the 35 passengers and 12 crew onboard flight ANG73 suffered serious injuries.
Details are still unclear, but air investigation authorities in Papua New Guinea told the BBC there were no reports of any serious injuries. The cause of the crash is unclear, but investigations are due to begin soon.
The aircraft was reportedly flying from Weno island in the Federated States of Micronesia to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. "The plane crashed in the lagoon, about 160 yards away from the runway," Chuuk airport manager Jimmy Emilio told the BBC.
The cause of the incident is not yet known. "Right now we don't really know what happened. Investigations will start earliest tomorrow, but [for now], operations are starting again as usual in the airport."
An official from the PNG air aviation authorities said investigators were preparing to travel to Micronesia. Mr Emilio said all those onboard the Boeing 737-800 aircraft were taken to hospital for checks, saying he believed some suffered from "minor injuries".
The aircraft was flying from the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, stopping at Micronesia's Weno island on the way.