A US Airways Airbus A320 crash landed on New York’s Hudson river after appearing to hit a flock of birds. New York’s governor, David Paterson, described the incident as “a miracle on the Hudson” after all 155 passengers and crew escaped unharmed.
Miraculous escape
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Passengers huddle on the wings of the stricken Airbus after it crash landed on the Hudson River less than three minutes after take off.
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A New York ferry pulls along side the stricken aircraft to take passengers on board.
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Emergency workers rescue passengers from the aircraft. All 155 on board survived the crash.
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A survivor floats on an inflatable life raft.
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A flotilla of boats at the scene of the crash as the Airbus begins to sink into the water.
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An emergency worker surveys the crash scene.
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Passengers are rescued on the freezing river.
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A rescued passenger transferred to the ferry terminal at 40th Street.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, flanked by the New York police commissioner, New York governor David Paterson, and the city's fire commissioner as he praised the action of the pilot.
