SF article on the Hudson River plane and Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III

[hohaiyee]

I'm still smiling madly over this, sometimes we made it after all. In spite of the surprise suck of birds in the engine, the pilot landed it safely, the crew guided everyone out, the passengers helped each other, and the cavalry of coast guards and commuter ferries arrived in time to save them all from the freezing waters.

Here's the the San

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[skull_bearer]

"One commuter ferry, the Thomas Jefferson of the company NY Waterway, arrived within minutes of the crash. Ferry passengers seized life vests and lines of rope and tossed them to plane passengers struggling in the freezing water as the plane drifted slowly south."

So much love right now.

you guys you guys are AWESOME

[hohaiyee]

I like how multiple ferries went, some even turning back to pick up the passengers.

I cried when I watch Spiderman II, the scene in the train when everyone was helping Spidey. Good to know that it has basis in reality. YES IT DOES!

Re: you guys you guys are AWESOME

[skull_bearer]

I just love the image of the ferry passengers grabbign the life-vests and throwing them overboard to the people in the water :) It makes me feel good about the world.