Friday, January 16, 2009

Plane Crash Landing on Hudson River (video)

Called "Miracle on the Hudson", this incident of a plane crash on the Hudson River have all its 155 passengers and crew members safe. Thank God. :)





NEW YORK - With both engines out, a cool-headed pilot maneuvered his crowded jetliner over New York City and ditched it in the frigid Hudson River on Thursday, and all 155 on board were pulled to safety as the plane slowly sank. It was, the governor said, "a miracle on the Hudson." One victim suffered two broken legs, a paramedic said, but there were no other reports of serious injuries.

The plane, a US Airways Airbus A320 bound for Charlotte, N.C., struck a flock of birds during takeoff minutes earlier at LaGuardia Airport and was submerged up to its windows in the river by the time rescuers arrived in Coast Guard vessels and ferries. Some passengers waded in water up to their knees, standing on the wing of the plane and waiting for help.

Source: N.Y. jet crash called 'miracle on the Hudson'

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Lessons we learned from this:
1. Don't underestimate the power of birds.
2. Planes can swim.

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