U.S. Airways Flight 1549 crash in New York City's Hudson

Airbus 320 US Airways aircraft that went down in the Hudson River is seen in New York, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009.

Passengers stand on the wings of a U.S. Airways plane as a ferry pulls up to it after the plane landed in the waters of Hudson River.People splashed down in the frigid waters, and survivors waiting rescue.

Passengers in a raft move away from an Airbus 320 US Airways

Rescue boats float next to a US Airways plane floating in the water after crashing
Authorities arrive on the scene

About 155 passengers and crew onboard on U.S. Airways Flight 1549 crash-landed in New York City's Hudson River today Jan. 15, 2009. Several tourist boats and ferries quickly came to the aid of the downed jet, rescuing stranded passengers who had managed to get out onto the wings of the aircraft. Jeff Kolodjay, a rescued passenger from Norwalk, Connecticut was headed to North Carolina on a golf trip when the plane went down. "The engine blew out about three minutes into the flight," he said. "We circled around and saw we were in line with the Hudson [River]. The captain came on [the plane's public address system] and said, 'Look, we're going down, brace for impact.' And everyone kind of looked at each other and said some prayers. I said about five 'Our Fathers' and five 'Hail Marys' and we hit the water."U.S. Coast Guard ships and helicopters also responded. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported.U.S. Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from LaGuardia airport bound for Charlotte, North Carolina when it went down in the frigid waters of the Hudson River. Officials said the Airbus A-320 may have been hit by birds, disabling one or both of its engines.