17 January 2009
Cryptome took photos this morning of the operation to lift US Airways Flight
1549 from the Hudson.
Police had cordoned the area so photos could be taken from a half to a full
block away from the
aircraft -- of which only the left wing could be seen angled up out of the
water. No lift took place
while there for a couple of hours, only moving in water-borne cranes and
lift preparation. This
was a happy party for the workers, responders and officials, double-time
pay over the weekend,
getting on TV, nobody barbecued or chopped into meat chunks.
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| Wing tip from the front
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| Wing tip from the rear
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| Moving in the 300-ton crane, Weeks Number 533
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| Crane Weeks 533 positioned next to the wing tip (visible through the
canopy in the center of the photo). Crane Weeks 566 (30-ton-capacity) at
right.
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| Weeks 533 Boom being elevated at left, Weeks 566 being pivoted toward
the aircraft at right.
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| Weeks 533 is a very large crane which dwarfs the aircraft wing tip
at lower left
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| NTSB investigator on police launch (B visible to right of his
backpack)
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| FBI Emergency Response Team Members (beyond is a van to hold retrieved
objects, photo below)
OSHA rep holding clipboard
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| Hazardous materials personnel being helped with removing multiple
layers of clothing.
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| Getting ready to launch a rescue boat into the frigid river
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| Handsome newscaster not happy about freezing his ass off (8-degrees
F) while the rest of the crowd is heavily bundled. US Open Golf Championship
band holds his press card.
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| US Coast Guard with machine-gun ready
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| Senior police commander and civilian poo-bah looking cold and
useless
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