Sully’s ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ Airbus For Sale

Well I’ve tried to steer well away from this story but I couldn’t resist this from WIRED.

That isn’t exactly the listing but it might as well be: The US Airways Airbus 320 that Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger landed in the Hudson River a year ago is for sale. The insurance company that took possession of it after paying off the policy is looking to unload it.

The auction — “As Is/Where Is (New Jersey),” Chartis Insurance Group is compelled to disclose — does not include the airliner’s engines or avionics, and the lot is somewhat in pieces. But apart from that it seems to be surprisingly intact for a craft that hit the water at a normal touchdown speed with ad hoc landing gear comprising the entire fuselage and wings — which, by the way supported all 155 people aboard as they safely deplaned and awaited rescue craft on the frigid Hudson.

The offering page is remarkably bland, not even considering the high drama surrounding the most famous water landing ever. Under the formal description of the accident, it says: “Aircraft suffered severe bird strike event resulting in water emergency landing.” The description of the damage is simple: “Severe water damage throughout airframe. Impact damage to underside of aircraft.”

Happy Anniversary.

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River Castle, Ever More an Apparition, Further Crumbles

By LIZ ROBBINS for The New York Times

Bannerman’s Castle was already an enigmatic ruin in the middle of the Hudson River, a dreamy landmark for passing train travelers and a passionate cause for preservationists.

But then in the silence of last Saturday night, a large chunk of history suddenly disappeared when the castle’s stone, brick and cement sighed under a century’s weight of weather. Overnight, two-thirds of the eastern tower was gone, as well as one-third of the adjacent southern wall, leaving a gaping hole and concern over how to stop the crumbling.

Fifty miles south, one Manhattan resident was not surprised.

“I knew it was going to happen, because it looked so frail,” Jane Bannerman said from her Park Avenue apartment. “Over the years, I have painted various stages of its decay.”

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Sonny Rollins Performing Concert to Benefit Hudson River Preservation

By Aubrey Everett for JazzTimes

Tenor saxophone great Sonny Rollins and his band will take the stage this month to benefit the Clearwater environmental organization, a non-profit that over the course of 40 years has helped restore health and beauty back into the Hudson River. The concert will be held at the Tarrytown Music Hall on Dec. 6 at 2 p.m., and is presented by Jazz Forum Arts.

The Grammy-winning jazz saxophonist, who turned 79 in September and still keeps up an active tour schedule, is a lifelong New Yorker and has resided in an old farmhouse in Columbia County, N. Y. since 1972. The area is within sight of the Hudson River, which is the main focus of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

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Hudson River Estuary Public Fishing and Boating Access Maps

These maps provide information about 91 public boat launch and shore fishing locations on the Hudson River between Troy and Yonkers.

Driving directions, hours of operation, available facilities including access for persons with disabilities and contact numbers are available for each location.

This document also includes a wealth of relevant information about river ecology and responsible fishing and boating to make any trip to the river safe and enjoyable while protecting the river’s treasured resources.

Great resource for maps and more here from New York State-Department of Environmental Conservation