Passenger airplane narrowly escapes missile over South China Sea | Watch | World News

A dramatic video of a passenger plane ‘narrowly escaping being hit by a missile’ has been shared by a information portal, sparking safety considerations within the South China Sea.

A report by Eurasian Occasions stated the airplane was flying over the South China Sea when the pilot was issued an emergency alert by the Air Visitors Management (ATC) to “flip left 90 levels instantly” to keep away from being hit by the missile.

The report cited a video shared by a Twitter person @jchovernut, wherein a projectile may be seen rising from the ocean’s floor. Eurasian Occasions stated that the clip was recorded from a Boeing 777 belonging to the Cathay Pacific airways. Nevertheless, the airline has declined the prevalence of any such incident.

The article additional stated the precise date and site of the video’s taking pictures is but to be decided. The video was shared on Twitter on Could 25.

On Friday (Could 27), information company AFP cited the China maritime authority as saying that it's going to maintain naval workouts within the South China Sea on Saturday.

America has issued a number of warnings over China's rising navy and financial presence in an space spanning from the South China Sea to the Pacific Islands on a number of events. China has stated that its cooperation with Pacific Island nations "doesn't goal any nation" and rejected claims that it's pressuring small states into safety agreements, information company AFP reported.

(With inputs from businesses)