Ben Patton

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Olympic diving sensation, Tom Daley, was en route back to the UK when his plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Russia.

Tom was traveling with his boyfriend, Oscar winning scriptwriter Dustin Lance Black, on their way back from the World Championships in Shanghai, China. Tom posted a photo mid-flight of their plane dumping fuel over Mongolia saying, “Just had to make an emergency landing in Irkutsk, Russia on the way back from Shanghai. Here’s the pic of the fuel dump before landing.”

Courtesy of Tom Daley

Dustin posted a video of the event to his Facebook page which shows the fuel being drained from the plane. This emergency landing comes fresh on the heels of the recent tragedy over Ukraine when insurgents gunned down Malaysian Airlines flight Mh17 killing everyone on board. Tom expressed his concerns of landing in Russia following that event on his Twitter:

Scary to emergency land in RUS after recent events, yet no word on what problem is after hour surrounded by fire engines #VirginAtlantic

— Tom Daley (@TomDaley1994) July 21, 2014

According to The Independent, “The Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340 from Shanghai to London suffered a “technical difficulty” and made a mandatory landing in Irkutsk, Siberia. The plane was carrying 301 people in total; 286 passengers including three infants, as well as three flight deck crew and 12 cabin crew.”

Lucky for Tom he had his boyfriend with him for support, and Black seems to be unimpressed with the unexplained events that currently have them “Locked in a broken plane.”

Locked in the broken plane. No word on what's happening. #EmergencyLanding in Russia. #FireEngines abound…. http://t.co/MhyaowhIlz

— Dustin Lance Black (@DLanceBlack) July 21, 2014

@VirginAtlantic What kind of issue makes you dump fuel over Mongolia and land in Russia? A plane full of people would love to know!

— Dustin Lance Black (@DLanceBlack) July 21, 2014

Tom and Dustin seem to be safe, though the events leading up to their emergency landing are still unknown. Stay tuned to Popwrapped as this story unfolds.

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