| Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 |
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On December 19 , 2005 Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 from Watson Island to Bimini crashed off Miami Beach, Florida . Witnesses saw white smoke billowing from the plane, before an explosion ripped off the right wing and the plane plunged into the ocean. 20 people, 18 passengers and two crew members, were on board. Three of the passengers were children under the age of 2. Most of the passengers were from Bimini . The plane crashed in stranding at least 3 cruise ships. {Link without Title} The plane was a Grumman G-73T Turbine Mallard manufactured in 1947 . It was the first fatal passenger incident for Chalk's Ocean Airways. {Link without Title} One of the 20 people killed was Sergio Danguillecourt , a member of the board of directors of Bacardi Ltd. and a great-great grandson of the company's founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso . His wife, Jacqueline Kriz Danguillecourt, was also killed. |
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