[PHOTOS] 35 passengers survive as plane crash-lands in the ocean

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.

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, the national carrier of Papua New Guinea.

All the 35 passengers and 12 crew members on board were able to safely evacuate the aircraft.

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