Seven people were rescued after a seaplane that made a hard landing ended up on its side and started taking on water in Biscayne Bay Friday afternoon.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials said crews responded to reports of a downed seaplane just after 1:30 p.m.
All seven passengers who were on board made it out safely, officials said. There were no reported injuries.
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Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed the plane partially submerged in the water near PortMiami as several cruise ships sat nearby.
Cellphone footage obtained by NBC6 showed the plane in the water shortly after it went down, as ships raced to the scene.
A photo from a witness showed a Miami-Dade Marine Patrol officer helping people off the plane and onto their boat.
Records showed the plane, a single-engine Cessna, took off from Palm Beach International Airport just after 1 p.m. Officials said the plane was scheduled to land in the Port Miami waterway.
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An officer who helped in the rescue said he saw the plane from a distance. He said it touched down and something went wrong with its right pontoon.
The National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the incident.
No other information was immediately known.
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