On this day 27 years ago, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked by three hijackers while en route the second leg of a Bombay–Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan route. The hijackers instructed the pilot to fly to Australia. Fuel eventually ran out and one of the engines stopped. The water landing failed when the aircraft hit an unseen coral reef. Many passengers died.

Nov 23, 1996: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked by three hijackers while en route the second leg of a Bombay–Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan route. The hijackers instructed the pilot to fly to Australia. Fuel eventually ran out and one of the engines stopped. The water landing failed when the aircraft hit an unseen coral reef. Many passengers died.