Flight 1549

Sometimes, news takes over from what’s happening locally …

(picture from L.A.Times)

It’s seems incredible, but reports say that all passengers and crew were safely removed from this plane that was forced to land in the Hudson river near New York City … if you’ve got to go down in water, choose a place with lots of ferries and other boat traffic to assist you! There’s 150 very lucky people, and some skilled pilots …

(head over to here to see lots more eye-witness photos)
(interesting details & background here)