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VAULT: 'Miracle on the Hudson' breaking news coverage from 2009

Michael Duffy was just two weeks into his new role as boat captain on the Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises when he gave the order rescue airline passengers following the “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549. “They were lucky,” Duffy told The Post this week, 16 years after that infamous Jan....

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Exclusive | Inside NYC Circle Line captain’s ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ rescue 16 years after water landing: ‘Timing is everything’

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(QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- It's one of the most iconic survival stories in aviation history: A passenger jet's successful ditching in New York's Hudson River. All 155 passengers and crewmembers survived in one of the most feel-good stories of all time.  It was 16 years ago today, on January 15, when US Airways 1549 hit a flock of birds, lost all engine power, and glided into the river. The jet had just departed New York's LaGuardia Airport headed for …

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16 Years Later: Hear from 'Miracle on the Hudson' passengers

Back on Jan. 15, 2009, Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger managed to land U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, near 42nd St., after losing engine power when the plane hit a flock of geese.

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'Miracle on the Hudson' marks 16 years: Check out FOX 5 news coverage from 2009

Michael Duffy was just two weeks into his new role as boat captain on the Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises when he gave the order rescue airline passengers following the “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549. “They were lucky,” Duffy told The Post this week, 16 years after that infamous Jan. 15, 2009 water landing. “Because a couple of days before, there was ice in the river and a couple of days after there was ice i…

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Inside NYC Circle Line captain’s ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ rescue 16 years after water landing: ‘Timing is everything’

The infamous “Miracle on the Hudson” occurred 16 years ago today, when US Airways Flight 1549 landed on the river and improbably saw all 155 passengers survive. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “This rescue is a true testament to the training and professionalism of our captains and crews,” New York Waterway President and CEO Armand […] The post ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ where all 155 passengers survived occurred 16 years ago appeared first on Hud…

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