Jan 16 2009
The Hudson River Miracle
Since I live in New York City, always a land of adventure it seems, I will just say what everyone else must be saying, that was an amazing event that happened yesterday. Crisis hit that US Airways jet, and disaster would have surely followed, but Chesley Sullenberger did an amazing job in landing that plane into the Hudson River. As Mayor Bloomberg said himself in a press conference, this kind of stuff seems to only work out that great in the movies. I do not need to list the countless tragedies that could have resulted. Sullenberger did not only save the lives of everyone on his plane, but he saved victims and property that may have been destroyed had he crashed into nearby Manhattan. He showed great, quick thinking and a calm attitude by his actions. Of course, praise also has to go out to the rescue workers, the passengers and crew could not just stay out there for hours safely. The response was great. Events like this are honestly inspirational at times. It may sound cheesy and said too often, but I think it still stands for this case.
