The Muhhekunne-tuk river, better known as the Hudson River is a 315-mile long river that separates the states of New York and New Jersey at its mouth. At its deepest, the river is 216 feet deep. Yesterday, the US Airways Flight 1549 bound for Charlotte, NC ditched into the Hudson River minutes after taking off from La Guardia Airport and suffering a bird hit.
The amazing scenes witnessed at the site saw tour boats and sundry watercraft rescuing all passengers in acts of selflessness and courage under pressure. All this while fighting time so that 155 passenger lives could be saved before the 80-ton aircraft sank.
The Hudson River gets its name from British explorer Henry Hudson who first explored it in 1609. And the river lends its name to the New Jersey Devils/New York Rangers hockey rivalry which is called the Hudson River Rivalry because the Devils call Newark home while the Rangers are based on the other side of the Hudson River in Manhattan.
The Hudson River is fed primarily by mountain streams, the most source of which is Lake Tear-of-the-Clouds, which lies near Mount Marcy in the Adriondacks. The Hudson River is now cleaner than it has been in decades, thanks mainly to the work of groups such as Hudson Clearwater Group and activists such as Pete Seeger.
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Nate Thelen
January 16th, 2009 - 5:29:33 PM
Thank god it is so straight. He had a lot of time to line up the plane!