Sunday, January 18, 2009

Crews hoist ditched plane from Hudson River


By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press Writer Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Writer – Sun Jan 18, 12:06 am ET, Yahoo News

NEW YORK – Salvage crews have used a big crane to lift a downed US Airways jet from the Hudson River and onto a barge.

The bottom half of the jetliner looked battle-scarred as it inched up from the water late Saturday, carried by five large slings.

The metal on the bottom of the plane appears shredded and torn. In some places it looks like it was sheared off. The right engine looked as though the outside had been peeled off, and the right wing appears charred.

Chunks dropped in the water as it was maneuvered in the darkness, before it was placed on the barge.

Crews need to remove the cockpit voice and flight-data recorders.

Earlier, they faced delays because of treacherous conditions and the waterlogged craft's immense weight.

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