

'We were like a big family there.' The 216 passengers of Air India Flight 173 made it to San Francisco, saying a special bond was created through all the chaos.

Air India passengers reunite with families, form bond after emergency stop in Russia Just hours after US defence chief Lloyd Austin declared last Saturday, before an audience of top defence and security officials gathered in Singapore, that Washington DC"will not flinch in the face of bullying or coercion", his words were put to immediate test following a"near collision" involving American and Chinese ships in the Taiwan Strait.Īccording to the US military, the latest incident happened on June 3, when the Chinese Navy vessel identified as PRC LY 132, reportedly made an"unsafe" manoeuvre at a distance of only 137 metres (150 yards) from the US Navy destroyer, USS Chung-Hoon. A People's Republic of China (PRC) warship, identified by the US Indo-Pacific Command as PRC LY 132, crosses the path of US Navy destroyer USS Chung-Hoon as it was transiting the Taiwan Strait with the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Montreal on.Ī People's Republic of China (PRC) warship, identified by the US Indo-Pacific Command as PRC LY 132, crosses the path of US Navy destroyer USS Chung-Hoon as it was transiting the Taiwan Strait with the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Montreal on June 3. Chinese navy vessel is accused of making an “unsafe” manoeuvre at a close distance from a US destroyer in the Taiwan Strait, but Beijing says Washington DC provoked the encounter.
