A Boeing 737 aircraft carrying 47 people crashed into the sea off a small island in Micronesia Friday after the pilot missed the runway while attempting to land.

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Air Niugini Flight 72 was due to touch down Friday at the international airport on Weno, the main Island of Chuuk state, Micronesia,but landed short of the runway, according to a statement from Air Niugini.

Photographs and videos footage posted online showed small fishing boats surrounding the stricken semi-submerged plane ferrying passengers to safety.

None of the 47 passengers were reported dead but many of them were taken to Hospital for further medical attention