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NYC ferry captain: `I feared they would die'Jan 16 2009 10:44AM
Associated Press AP Photos NEW YORK (AP) A ferry captain credited with rescuing people from a plane in the Hudson River says he feared they would die in the frigid water. Says New York Waterway captain Vincent Lombardi: "I was worried if we didn't get them out right away, there would have been casualties." All 155 people aboard survived. He estimated the air temperature at 20 degrees and the water about 32. Mayor Michael Blomberg Bloomberg presented certificates to civilian and uniformed rescuers at City Hall. Bloomberg says a key to the city will go to pilot Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 01-16-09 1038CST | ![]()
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