Six years ago today, US Airways Flight 1549 left La Guardia Airport en route to Seattle with 155 passengers. Just a few minutes into the flight, the plane struck a flock of geese and ditched in the Hudson River near the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in midtown. Thanks to veteran pilot Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, dubbed "Captain Cool" by Mayor Bloomberg, and the flight's crew, the plane landed in what is considered the most sucessful ditching in aviation history. Local NY Waterway and Circle Line sightseeing boats were the first on the scene to begin saving everyone on board. Take a look back at the heroic rescue of these very cold and very lucky travelers.
