Article 5KTEY Boeing 737 cargo pilots rescued after emergency landing in Pacific Ocean

Boeing 737 cargo pilots rescued after emergency landing in Pacific Ocean

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Pilots who were rescued off Hawaii coast reported engine trouble, FAA says in statement

The pilots of a cargo plane made a desperate and daring nighttime emergency landing on water early Friday and miraculously survived. They were plucked from the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii by first responders.

One of the two pilots was found clinging to the tail of the wrecked aircraft while the other was rescued clutching a floating package amid the debris scattered across the waves.

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