how did they remove the plane from the hudson river
US Airways Flight 1549 The partially submerged plane was moored to a pier near the World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan, roughly 4 miles (6Â km) downstream from the ditching location.[34] The left engine, detached by the ditching, was recovered from the riverbed.[66] On January 17 the aircraft was barged[67][68] to New Jersey.[69]