Topic: miracle on the Hudson

[Wrennie]

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=61425934.blog

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/nyregion/16crash.html?hp

A US Airways jetliner with 155 people aboard lost power in both engines, possibly from striking birds, after taking off from La Guardia Airport on Thursday afternoon. The pilot ditched in the icy Hudson River and all on board were rescued by a flotilla of converging ferries and emergency boats, the authorities said.

What might have been a catastrophe in New York — one that evoked the feel if not the scale of the Sept. 11 attack — was averted by a pilot’s quick thinking and deft maneuvers, and by the nearness of rescue boats, a combination that witnesses and officials called miraculous.

[Triss]

I was watching that yesterday as well.  So many good people came together to help those in need.  A very heartwarming thing to watch.  What could have been a disaster was truly a miracle instead.

[Bonnie]

That pilot had all his stuff in one sock. He deserves a medal.

[Jayrod1972]

That was truly a miracle, not should he recieve a medal of honor, he should recieve a raise or a big bonus on his paycheck. My hats off and a salute to him and those people on the plane.

[wimc]

The subject of this topic says it all.