25 years ago today Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked and crashed off the coast of Africa near the Comoros Islands. 125 of the 175 onboard died when the aircraft impacted the water. The plane was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia. They ordered the crew to fly Boeing 767-200ER to Australia but the aircraft ran out of fuel and was forced to ditch in the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore. The water ditching, which was captured on fil

On the 23rd of November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767 en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, was hijacked by three Ethiopian men seeking asylum in Australia. The hijackers demanded the plane fly to Australia, ignoring the pilots' warnings about insufficient fuel. After hours in the air, the aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed into the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore Island. Of the 175 passengers and crew, 125 died, including the hijackers, while 50 survived the impact and dit

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