A plane carrying 143 people slid off the end of a runway and into a Florida river as it landed during a thunderstorm.
The chartered Boeing 737 came off the runway and into the St Johns River after arriving at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville.
It had flown from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, with 136 passengers and seven aircrew on board.
Everyone on the plane, operated by Miami Air, is alive and accounted for, with 21 people treated for minor injuries.
A marine unit responded to assist. The plane was not submerged.
Captain Michael Connor, of NAS Jacksonville, acknowledged that it could have been much worse and described the landing as a “miracle”
“We could be talking about a different story this evening,” he told reporters.
It is not known how long it will take to remove the plane from the river, but Capt Connor said the landing gear appeared to be resting on the river bed, making it unlikely for the aircraft to float away.
He said crews began working to contain any jet fuel leaks almost immediately after securing the passengers’ safety.
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department posted on Twitter that approximately 90 personnel responded to the scene, adding that the department’s special operations team had trained with marine units for a similar incident earlier on Friday.
Navy security and emergency response personnel were on the scene and monitoring the situation, with family members who were expecting the arrival of passengers instructed to stand by.