NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- A US Airways
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jet splashed down into the Hudson River on Thursday, near midtown Manhattan. Details were scarce, but television footage showed the aircraft foundering in the water, surrounded by tug boats and at least one emergency boat, and what appeared to be passengers sitting on inflated boats, the plane's wings and fuselage. According to reports, the jet had 146 passengers and a 5-person crew, and was heading from LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte, N.C. (Updates to include new information on flight destination.)
