US Airways Jet Crashes in the Hudson: A Rescue to Remember

These are by far the pictures of the past week for me. I watched most of the rescue live on TV and was absolutely amazed to learn that all passengers and crew made it alive. For this to happen (I don’t call it a miracle) every step of the crash-landing in the Hudson and the following rescue had to happen by the book. And it did! Not only was the pilot, Chesley B. Sullenberger III, a total bad-ass who kept his cool throughout the whole time, but all the ferries, barges and boats were on the scene in a matter of minutes.