Interesting series of progress photos here  
_http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/world-news/2009/01/19/plane-crash-airbus-a320/jet-wreckage-lifted-out
-of-hudson-river-new-york.html_ 
(http://www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/world-news/2009/01/19/plane-crash-airbus-a320/jet-wreckage-lifted-out-of-hudson-r
iver-new-york.html) 
 
Saw it yesterday, on barge.   Interesting how much damage was  done to the 
rear undercarriage - like a giant rasp was taken to it - perhaps the  water just 
peeled off the skin, although there was also a big dent (pre-lifting,  
apparently) far aft.  It appears the tail cone popped out - perhaps water  was 
forced to the rear, and out.  
 
The starboard engine survived in place (although partly shredded) - it was  
the port engine which was sheared off.   That being the case, I am a  little 
confused as to why the plane should have, upon slowing in the water,  taken a 
hard left - I would have thought the starboard engine, in place, would  have 
swung the jet around the other way, to starboard.
 
But then, modestly speaking, I don't really have as  much experience as Gab 
and Eti have landing commercial airliners in the  water.   
 
Very professional, how Sully + crew are declining to give interviews until  
NTSB issues prelm report.  
 
I wonder how many people on board actually prayed, to God?   From  pictures, 
it does seem that margin of safety for raft capacity is uncomfortably  narrow. 
 
 
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