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The TMA seaplane that crashed near B. Miriandhoo on Sunday, 9 June 2024.

Seaplane makes emergency landing after pontoon trouble

"No one was injured. The guests disembarked within five minutes of the incident".

10 June 2024

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By Aishath Maha

A Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) seaplane crashed at Miriandhoo resort in Baa atoll on Sunday.

Police said no one was injured in the incident.

A TMA official said the plane was carrying two tourists, resort employees and crew members when the incident occurred.

"It was an incident caused by the rough sea. No one was injured. The guests disembarked within five minutes of the incident. The incident will be investigated," the official said.

A video posted on social media shows the aircraft’s wing sinking and partly underwater. A video also shows it being towed to shallower waters.

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