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The pilot of a US Airways jet managed to avoid
disaster and save the ___1___
( life ) of all 155 ___2___
( person ) on board his stricken plane when he
ditched into the icy ___3___
( water ) of the Hudson river ___4___
( moment ) after taking off from New York's
LaGuardia airport. The survival of all on board
appears to have been because of a combination of ___5___
( factor ). One was the almost immediate assistance
from at least seven water ___6___
( taxi ) and tugs which swarmed around the jet. The ___7___
( door ) were opened quickly at the front of the
aircraft and over the wings, and the ___8___
( passenger ) either stepped straight into the boats
or stood in line on the ___9___
( raft ), or on top of the wings.
By the time all had been taken on to the rescue
boats, the plane had ___10___
( water ) up to its windows and was floating rapidly
southwards in the outgoing tide. Several passengers
were taken to the ___11___
( hospital ) in New York and New Jersey, but their ___12___
( injury ) were reported to be slight. ___13___
( witness ) suggested that the engine trouble was
caused by the plane flying into a flock of ___14___
( goose ) - a perennial threat at NEW York airports
as a result of the city lying on a well-used
migratory path for birds. Many also said that if
only other such ___15___
( crisis ) could end so well. |
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The pilot of a US Airways jet managed to avoid disaster and save
the lives of all 155
persons on board his
stricken plane when he ditched into the icy
waters of the Hudson river
moments after taking off
from New York's LaGuardia airport. The survival of all on
board appears to have been because of a combination of
factors. One was the almost
immediate assistance from at least seven water
taxis and tugs which swarmed
around the jet. The doors
were opened quickly at the front of the aircraft and over the
wings, and the passengers
either stepped straight into the boats or stood in line on the
rafts, or on top of the
wings.
By the time all had been taken on to the rescue boats, the
plane had water up to its
windows and was floating rapidly southwards in the outgoing
tide. Several passengers were taken to the
hospitals in New York and New Jersey, but their
injuries were reported to be
slight. Witnesses suggested
that the engine trouble was caused by the plane flying into a
flock of geese - a perennial
threat at NEW York airports as a result of the city lying on a
well-used migratory path for birds. Many also said that if only
other such crises could end
so well. |
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